About this ebook
This book proposes that crisis communication is greatly influenced by an organization’s socio-cultural environment, consisting of the political system, the economic system, media system, culture (societal and organizational), and activism. Featuring a truly global collection of cases authored by leading academics and practitioners, this book expands the current body of knowledge of the field by emphasizing the centrality of culture to crisis communication.
This book should serve the interests of communication scholars and contribute to the repertoire of communication professionals. Further, it will prove useful to upper-level undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students focusing on crisis communication and/or global public relations.
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About the author
Krishnamurthy Sriramesh is a Professor at the University of Colorado. North-West University (South Africa) recently honored him as Extraordinary Professor. He has taught a range of courses in 10 universities in North America, Asia, Australasia, and Europe while also delivering seminars/talks in over 40 countries. Recognized for his scholarship on global public relations, culture and public relations, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and crisis communication, his program of research has resulted in 12 edited and co-edited books, over 120 articles and book chapters, and over 150 conference papers and presentations around the world. A 2019 Public Relations Review bibliometric analysis placed him among the top five global public relations scholars.
In 2004, the Institute of Public Relations (USA) recognized his scholarship with the prestigious Pathfinder Award for “original scholarly research contributing to the public relations body of knowledge.” Two of his books won the PRIDE award from the National Communication Association (USA) as the best book on public relations for the year (2003 and 2020). He has won several awards for scholarship including the Faculty Research Award and the Golden Gator Award (University of Florida). He has won awards for teaching including the Charles W. Redding Award (Purdue University) and the Teacher of the Year (University of Florida).
