Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 21/Sept/2023
8:30am
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7:00pm
Registration: Registration, cloakroom and storage room
Location: Hollar, room n. 11, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
9:00am
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10:00am
SES 1.1: Session 1.1 - Public sector, organization and lobbying
Location: Hollar, room n. 14, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Chiara Valentini
 

Internal Communication Management Entering Hybrid Work Era In The Ministry Of Transport Of The Republic Of Lithuania

Vytautas Beniušis



Strategic Organizational Listening As a Strategic Tool To Create More Citizen Centric Wellbeing Public Policies And Services

Heini Taiminen, Kimmo Taiminen



Argumentation Strategies in Lobbying: The Discursive Struggle over Regulating Big Tech

Scott Davidson, Irina Lock

SES 1.2: Session 1.2 - Internal communication and work environment
Location: Hollar, room n. 112, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Ana Tkalac Vercic
 

Authentic Employee Appreciation: The Role of Internal Communication in Fostering an Appreciative Work Environment

Julia Stranzl, Christopher Ruppel



A Situational Perspective on Employee Activism - Examining the Role of Symmetrical Internal Communication

Neda Ninova-Solovykh, Ingrid Wahl, Sabine Einwiller



The Role of Communicative Coworkership on Internal Social Media in creating Responsible Communication

Helle Gode Eskesen, Mona Aggerholm Andersen, Vibeke Thøis Madsen

SES 1.3: Session 1.3 - AI and digital aspects of strategic communication
Location: Hollar, room n. 215, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Ganga Dhanesh
 

Metamorphosis: Green Avatars and the New Ecology of Strategic Communication

Alexandra Craciun



More than the Sims: Harnessing the Power of the Metaverse to Ethically Engage, Motivate, and Connect the Future Workforce

Donna Davis, Rita Men, Andrea Stevenson Won



Strategic Social Media Polarisation and Power:A Conceptual Piece Exploring Phenomenon in Academics to Practise

Karen Freberg, Sabrina Page

SES 1.4: Session 1.4 - Ethical dimensions of strategic communication of diverse topics
Location: Hollar, room n. 115, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Dejan Vercic
 

AI Ethical Violations And Corporate Response Strategies

Grazia Murtarelli, Elanor Colleoni, Stefania Romenti



Exploring and Assessing Issue Communication Strategies

Sandra Jacobs, Christine Liebrecht



Nuclear Energy as a Sustainable Solution: A Critical Discursive Analysis of Media Coverage in the Context of Energy Crisis

Ileana Lis Zeler, Riasat Muhammad Amir

9:00am
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10:30am
Panel 0: The future of PR & strategic communication: Insights from current PhD projects
Location: Hollar, room n. 212, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
10:00am
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11:00am
CB 0: Coffee Break

Sponsored by Mattoni.

10:30am
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11:30am
SES 2.1a: Session 2.1a - Public sector, organization and lobbying
Location: Hollar, room n. 14, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Scott Davidson
 

Salient Issues of the COVID-19 pandemic: Media lobbying strategies of Finnish trade associations

Markus Tapani Mykkänen, Chiara Valentini



The Information Oligopoly of Big Tech: How Journalists and Public Affairs Practitioners Perceive Their Role Towards Big Tech’s Accountability

Alexandra Schwinges, Irina Lock, Toni G.L.A. van der Meer, Rens Vliegenthart



What Makes a Legitimate Public Sector Organization? Insights from a Representative Survey

Irina Lock, Sandra Jacobs

SES 2.2a: Session 2.2a - Investor relations and financial communication
Location: Hollar, room n. 112, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Mats Heide
 

Communicating About Controversial Issues – The Case Of Halal Offerings In The Food Retail And Banking Sectors In Germany And Austria

Samira Rahimi Mavi, Sabine A Einwiller



The Role of the Corporate Purpose and How Investor Relations Professionals Make Sense of It

Josefine Brühl, Jesper Falkheimer

SES 2.3a: Session 2.3a - Current methodologic and research horizons
Location: Hollar, room n. 215, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Ansgar Zerfass
 

Diversity in Research Networks in Public Relations Research: A Social Network Analysis of International Collaboration and Co-Authorship

Amit Rechavi, Ruth Avidar, Osnat Roth-Cohen



Public Relations in a VUCA World: A Dialectical Approach to Relational Theorizing

Ganga Dhanesh



Sustainable Engagement with Digitalization Challenges in Strategic Communication: Introducing the VUCA Radar

Peter Winkler, Jannik Kretschmer, Philip Wamprechtsamer

SES 2.4a: Communication and higher education institutions
Location: Hollar, room n. 115, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Anastasios Theofilou
 

The Role of Communication in the Inclusion of People with Disability in the University of Sharjah

Mahboobeh Abdolrahman



Evaluation Practices in University Communication: A Qualitative Study of Communicators and University Leaders

Isabel Sörensen, Sophia Charlotte Volk, Silke Fürst, Daniel Vogler, Mike Steffen Schäfer

11:00am
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12:30pm
Panel 1: Panel 1
Location: Hollar, room n. 212, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
 

Building Sustainable Futures: The Role of CSR communication in Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century

Chair(s): Adalberto Arrigoni, Wim Elving

Respondent(s): Wim Elving

Presenter(s): Anca Anton, Ileana Zeler, Angeles Moreno, Nadine Strauß, Franzisca Weder

11:30am
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11:40am
CB I: Coffee Break
11:40am
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12:40pm
SES 2.1b: Session 2.1b - Lobbying and public affairs
Location: Hollar, room n. 14, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Irina Lock
 

Multimodal Events as Middle-stage Lobbyism

Nanna Fredheim



I want what you want! Understanding the Impact of Public Interest Arguments in Lobbying and Public Affairs

Ketil Raknes, Øyvind Ihlen



Is informal lobbying responsible? Evidence from Brussels

Julia Levasier

SES 2.2b: Session 2.2b - Investor relations and financial communication
Location: Hollar, room n. 112, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Jesper Falkheimer
 

Towards A Communication Theory Of Finance In Investor Relations

Laura Hackl, Jens Seiffert-Brockmann



From Black to Green: Balancing different Business Logics in Sustainable Transition Communication. A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Energy Company’s Annual Reports

Ester Conings Vanvik

SES 2.3b: Session 2.3b - Current methodologic and research horizons
Location: Hollar, room n. 215, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Ansgar Zerfass
 

Trend Research in Communication Management: Introducing an Interdisciplinary Approach based on Futures Research Methodology

Ansgar Zerfass, Daniel Ziegele, Sünje Clausen, Stefan Stieglitz



What Characterizes Sustainable Public Relations? A Framework For Future-proof PR.

Lennart Rettler, Ulrike Röttger

SES 2.4b: Session 2.4b - Communication and higher education institutions
Location: Hollar, room n. 115, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Ruth Avidar
 

Co-constructing Transdisciplinary Courses

Alicia Fjällhed



Current State of Spokesperson Training in Communication Studies at the Best Universities in the World

Margaryta Netreba, Mònica Puntí-Brun, Sílvia Espinosa-Mirabet



A Systematic Literature Review on Public Relations Education in the Context of Feminisation and Professionalisation of Public Relations (1949-2021)

Martina Topic, Ralph Tench, Teela Clayton

12:30pm
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2:15pm
EUPRERA: Projects, networks and more
Location: Hollar, room n. 12, Smetanovo nábřeží 6

Some of the current EUPRERA research projects and thematic networks, plus a new cooperation with Communication & Organisation Journal which can lead to more publication opportunities for our members.

Join during the lunch time to learn more! The poster area is open to everyone.

Lunch Buffet

Sponsored by Mattoni.

2:15pm
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3:45pm
Panel 2: Panel 2
Location: Hollar, room n. 212, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
 

Communicating Responsibility In Finance: The Impact Of The ESG Regulatory And Cultural Turn On Investor Communications

Chair(s): Rudi Palmieri

Respondent(s): Marlies Whitehouse

Presenter(s): Sandra Binder-Tietz, Ramon Brotzer, Giulia D'Agostino, Laura Hackl, Christian P Hoffmann, Alexander V Laskin, Costanza Lucchini, Andrea Rocci, Jens Seiffert-Brockmann, Nadine Strauß

SES 2.2c: Session 2.2c - CSR reaching consumers and other stakeholders
Location: Hollar, room n. 112, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Nils S. Borchers
 

Building Consumer Trust and Encouraging Consumer Trial: A Normative Framework for Public Relations in Startups and Emerging Brands

Nivea Heluey, Luis Morante



Taking the Discursive Processes of Stakeholder Systems Seriously: A Narrative Approach to Stakeholder Analysis

Gastone Gualtieri



The Quest For Common Ground In Times Of Polarization: Exploring Communicative Co-orientation In Agricultural Multi-stakeholder Conversations Concerning The Food Transition

Korien van Vuuren - Verkerk, Noelle Aarts, Jan van der Stoep

SES 2.3c: Session 2.3c - Internal communication and work environment
Location: Hollar, room n. 215, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Oyvind Ihlen
 

Effects of Brand Management Culture on Employee Behaviors: The Mediating Roles of Brand Identification and Perceived Organizational Performance

Sojeong Kim, Jarim Kim



When Nobody Does It Better: The Impact of Irreplaceability Perceptions on Employee Loyalty in a Tight Labor Market

Joost Verhoeven, Esmee Seijdel



Responsible (Digital) Leadership Communication: Selected Results of a Survey among 300 Managers and Employees on Hybrid General and Conflict Management after the Covid-19 crisis

Holger Sievert, Ilovar Anna-Mishale

 
3:30pm
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4:15pm
CB II: Coffee Break

Sponsored by Mattoni.

4:00pm
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5:30pm
Panel 4: Panel 4
Location: Hollar, room n. 212, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
 

Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Digital PR: Taking and Communicating Responsibility

Chair(s): Mark Badham

Respondent(s): Ansgar Zerfass

Presenter(s): Alexander Laskin, Nils Borchers, Grazia Murtarelli, Anne Gregory, Sophia Sophia

4:15pm
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5:15pm
SES 3.1: Session 3.1 - Different shades of washing and critical approach
Location: Hollar, room n. 14, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Ángeles Moreno
 

It is all fake? The Rhetoric in CSR and Sustainability Communication: a literature review proposal

Giuseppe Bonaccorso



Storytelling or Tall Green Tales? Narrative Structure and Greenwashing in NYC Real Estate

Tiffany Mohr, Desislava Stoeva, Carmen Collins

SES 3.2: Session 3.2 - Internal communication and work environment
Location: Hollar, room n. 112, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Holger Sievert
 

Employer Branding In The Healthcare Industry – A Quantitative Study Among Nursing Trainees In Germany

Lisa Dühring, Kim Ebeling



One Size Fits All? The Use of Employer Branding in Different Contexts

Antonia Hein, Wim J.L. Elving, Sierdjan Koster, Arjen Edzes



What Is Published About Employee Communication Regarding LGBT+: A Scoping Review of Quantitative Research

Ingrid Wahl, Magdalena Siegel, Sabine Einwiller

SES 3.3: Session 3.3 - Strategic communication on COVID-19 issues
Location: Hollar, room n. 215, Smetanovo nábřeží 6
Chair: Raluca Moise
 

What Do They Know – Strategies For Undermining Trust In Institutions During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Truls Strand Offerdal, Øyvind Ihlen



Rhetorical Response Strategies to Medical Dissent: Strategic Communication of Public Health Authorities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Oyvind Ihlen, Anja Vranic



Hashtag Hijacking as a Governmental Social Responsibility Action. A Communication Network Approach to the COVID-19 Vaccination Arena in Romania

Camelia Cmeciu, Anca Anton, Eugen Glăvan

 
5:30pm
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6:30pm
Reviewers´ social program

Limited to participants that booked this event, which will take place on the balcony on the 1st floor of the Hollar building.

7:30pm
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10:00pm
Conference Dinner
Location: Cafe Slavia, 100 m from Hollar

Entrance from the Narodni trida 1Please, note that the Gala Dinner is limited to participants who made the reservation and the payment via Conftool.


 
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