PR Women with Influence: Breaking Through the Ethical and Leadership Challenges

ISBN-13: 9781433165146 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 220 str.

Carolyn Kitch; Gregory Pitts; Katie R. Place

Opis

This book explores how women in public relations navigate through attitudinal, structural and social barriers in advancing their leadership roles. It is grounded in rich empirical evidence gained through two phases of a funded research project conducted in the field.

Recenzje

"Besides being important from a diversity, equity and inclusion perspective, PR Women with Influence is a must-read for men and women responsible for managing talent in our profession. It also might help improve the average grades PR executives have been receiving from the biennial Plank Center Report Card." -Ron Culp, veteran corporate and agency executive who now consults and teaches

Spis treści

List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgments - In Search of PR Women with Influence: Definition, Meaning and the Unbalanced Leadership Scene - Introduction: Why Study PR Women with Influence - Research Design and Methods: How We Approach This Subject - A Grand Landscaping: National Survey Results on PR Women's Leadership and Ethical Challenges - Situational Barriers to PR Women's Leadership Advancement - Ethical Leadership and the Meaning of Building Influence to Women in PR - PR Women's Leadership Development and Participation Opportunities - Balancing Professional and Family Responsibilities: The Roles of Instrumental Support and Mentoring - Deep Conversations: Insights and Lessons from Current Women Leaders in PR - How Women in PR Define and Achieve Influence - How Women in PR Approach Ethics Counsel - Support Network: Work-Family Integration and the Influence of Mentors for Women in PR - Synthesis and Summary: Building a Constructive Path to Drive Change - Building an Ecosystem: A Constructive Path to Leadership for Women in PR - Index.

O autorze

Juan Meng, PhD, is an associate professor and founding director of Go Global Choose China and the Cooperative Education programs at the University of Georgia. Meng serves on the national board of advisors of The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations and is an elected member of the Arthur W. Page Society. Marlene S. Neill, PhD, APR, is an associate professor and graduate program director at Baylor University and teaches courses in advertising and public relations. Her research interests include public relations management and ethics. Neill worked for almost 12 years in government and nonprofit public relations.