Shaping media relations scholarship: A systematic review

Arqoub, Omar Abu; Dwikat, Hanadi

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102322

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“…This method is often used to locate and analyse the existing research in a specific field and to draw reasonable conclusions about what is known so far (Victor, 2008). In the past, the systematic review was mostly followed in clinical and medical studies, but is now widely used in social sciences and more specifically in public relations research (Ao & Huang, 2019;Arqoub & Dwikat, 2023;Nutsugah & Anani-Bossman, 2023;Verčič et al, 2015;Verčič et al, 2024;Volk, 2016;Walker, 2010;Wang et al, 2021), because of its capacity to generate a balanced picture of the current state of knowledge (Volk, 2016). In this study, the literature was critically reviewed on specific research questions, allowing the study to expose how the research field in the South African context evolved.…”

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A review of internal communication research in South Africa

Sutton

2023

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The aim of this study was to assess the current state and determine the development of internal communication research in South Africa over the past 21 years (from 2002 to 2022), to provide direction for future research with a view to expanding the body of knowledge in the field from a South African perspective. Research articles on internal communication that were written from a corporate communication and public relations perspective that had been published in three peer-reviewed scholarly communication journals in South Africa were systematically reviewed. Authorship information, research topics, theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and suggestions for future research indicated in 28 articles were analysed. It was found that most scholars focused on the implementation of internal communication management and internal strategies or plans in specific contexts or to attain certain outcomes. The most frequently used theories were relationship management theory and reputation management theories, and a qualitative research approach was the predominant methodical approach used, with non-probability (purposive) sampling, even though questionnaires were the prevalent data collection tools. Although internal communication as a research field has grown globally, research in the South African context is lagging behind. Future research opportunities include: (1) more quantitative studies that employ large probability samples to generalise findings, (2) the digitalisation of communication channels, (3) developing and empiricallytesting local theories, frameworks and models, (4) including marginalised and diverse groups as a starting point for knowledge production, and (5) adapting the findings of research conducted prior to the post-COVID-19 setting.

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