This challenging book reflects the intense discussion that is taking place on the nature of public relations and how it develops and supports management strategy. It links models and theories of strategic management to the PR function and discusses how globalization and the Internet are changing organizational PR strategy.
Full of clear and illustrative international case studies, it is a useful addition to the thinking practitioner's library, and an invaluable learning tool for students undertaking examinations in PR and related disciplines.
Following a successful career in media and industrial/commercial public relations, Dr. Sandra M Oliver currently lectures and researches at Thames Valley University in London. She is an external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes at Bournemouth and Stirling Universities respectively. She is founding editor in chief of the international academic quarterly Corporate Communications journal, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and chair of the International Public Relations Association.