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Dennis Schoeneborn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • transcending transmission towards a constitutive perspective on csr communication
    Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 2013
    Co-Authors: Dennis Schoeneborn, Hannah Trittin
    Abstract:

    Purpose – Extant research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication primarily relies on a transmission model of communication that treats organizations and communication as distinct phenomena. This approach has been criticized for neglecting the Formative Role of communication in the emergence of organizations. This paper seeks to propose to reconceptualize CSR communication by drawing on the “communication constitutes organizations” (CCO) perspective. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper that explores the implications of switching from an instrumental to a constitutive notion of communication. Findings – The study brings forth four main findings: from the CCO view, organizations are constituted by several, partly dissonant, and potentially contradictory communicative practices. From that viewpoint, the potential impact of CSR communication becomes a matter of connectivity of CSR to other practices of organizational communication. Communication practices that concern CSR should not be generally dismissed as mere “greenwashing” – given that some forms of talk can be action. Consequently, there is a need to investigate which specific speech acts create accountability and commitment in the context of CSR. The CCO view shows that CSR communication potentially extends the boundary of the organization through the involvement of third parties. Thus, it is fruitful to study CSR communication as a set of practices that aims at boundary maintenance and extension. Organizations are stabilized by various non‐human entities that “act” on their behalf. Accordingly, CSR communication should also take into account non‐human agency and responsibility. Originality/value – This paper links the literature on CSR communication to broader debates in organizational communication studies and, in particular, to the CCO perspective. By applying the CCO view, it reconceptualizes CSR communication as a complex process of meaning negotiation.

  • transcending transmission towards a constitutive perspective on csr communication
    Social Science Research Network, 2013
    Co-Authors: Dennis Schoeneborn, Hannah Trittin
    Abstract:

    Purpose: Extant research on CSR communication primarily relies on a transmission model of communication that treats organizations and communication as distinct phenomena. This approach has been criticized for neglecting the Formative Role of communication in the emergence of organizations. In this paper, we propose to reconceptualize CSR communication by drawing on the “communication constitutes organizations” (CCO) perspective. Approach: This is a conceptual paper. We explore the implications of switching from an instrumental to a constitutive notion of communication. Findings: Our study brings forth four main findings: (1) From the CCO view, organizations are constituted by several, partly dissonant, and potentially contradictory communicative practices. From that viewpoint, the potential impact of CSR communication becomes a matter of connectivity of CSR to other practices of organizational communication. (2) Communication practices that concern CSR should not be generally dismissed as mere “greenwashing” — given that some forms of talk can be action. Consequently, we need to investigate which specific speech acts create accountability and commitment in the context of CSR. (3) The CCO view shows that CSR communication potentially extends the boundary of the organization through the involvement of third parties. Thus, it is fruitful to study CSR communication as a set of practices that aims at boundary maintenance and extension. (4) Organizations are stabilized by various non-human entities that “act” on their behalf. Accordingly, CSR communication should also take into account non-human agency and responsibility. Originality/value: Our paper links the literature on CSR communication to broader debates in organizational communication studies and, in particular, to the CCO perspective. By applying the CCO view, we reconceptualize CSR communication as a complex process of meaning negotiation.

Hannah Trittin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • transcending transmission towards a constitutive perspective on csr communication
    Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 2013
    Co-Authors: Dennis Schoeneborn, Hannah Trittin
    Abstract:

    Purpose – Extant research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication primarily relies on a transmission model of communication that treats organizations and communication as distinct phenomena. This approach has been criticized for neglecting the Formative Role of communication in the emergence of organizations. This paper seeks to propose to reconceptualize CSR communication by drawing on the “communication constitutes organizations” (CCO) perspective. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper that explores the implications of switching from an instrumental to a constitutive notion of communication. Findings – The study brings forth four main findings: from the CCO view, organizations are constituted by several, partly dissonant, and potentially contradictory communicative practices. From that viewpoint, the potential impact of CSR communication becomes a matter of connectivity of CSR to other practices of organizational communication. Communication practices that concern CSR should not be generally dismissed as mere “greenwashing” – given that some forms of talk can be action. Consequently, there is a need to investigate which specific speech acts create accountability and commitment in the context of CSR. The CCO view shows that CSR communication potentially extends the boundary of the organization through the involvement of third parties. Thus, it is fruitful to study CSR communication as a set of practices that aims at boundary maintenance and extension. Organizations are stabilized by various non‐human entities that “act” on their behalf. Accordingly, CSR communication should also take into account non‐human agency and responsibility. Originality/value – This paper links the literature on CSR communication to broader debates in organizational communication studies and, in particular, to the CCO perspective. By applying the CCO view, it reconceptualizes CSR communication as a complex process of meaning negotiation.

  • transcending transmission towards a constitutive perspective on csr communication
    Social Science Research Network, 2013
    Co-Authors: Dennis Schoeneborn, Hannah Trittin
    Abstract:

    Purpose: Extant research on CSR communication primarily relies on a transmission model of communication that treats organizations and communication as distinct phenomena. This approach has been criticized for neglecting the Formative Role of communication in the emergence of organizations. In this paper, we propose to reconceptualize CSR communication by drawing on the “communication constitutes organizations” (CCO) perspective. Approach: This is a conceptual paper. We explore the implications of switching from an instrumental to a constitutive notion of communication. Findings: Our study brings forth four main findings: (1) From the CCO view, organizations are constituted by several, partly dissonant, and potentially contradictory communicative practices. From that viewpoint, the potential impact of CSR communication becomes a matter of connectivity of CSR to other practices of organizational communication. (2) Communication practices that concern CSR should not be generally dismissed as mere “greenwashing” — given that some forms of talk can be action. Consequently, we need to investigate which specific speech acts create accountability and commitment in the context of CSR. (3) The CCO view shows that CSR communication potentially extends the boundary of the organization through the involvement of third parties. Thus, it is fruitful to study CSR communication as a set of practices that aims at boundary maintenance and extension. (4) Organizations are stabilized by various non-human entities that “act” on their behalf. Accordingly, CSR communication should also take into account non-human agency and responsibility. Originality/value: Our paper links the literature on CSR communication to broader debates in organizational communication studies and, in particular, to the CCO perspective. By applying the CCO view, we reconceptualize CSR communication as a complex process of meaning negotiation.

Carroll J Glynn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • perceiving penn state the Formative Role of interpersonal discussion in third person perceptions in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal
    Communication Research, 2015
    Co-Authors: Michael E Huge, Carroll J Glynn
    Abstract:

    We examine the Role of interpersonal discussion in an attempt to better understand talk’s contribution to perceived media impacts related to the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University. Through the use of a survey conducted both in the state of Pennsylvania and nationally, we analyze how interpersonal discussion, issue involvement, media exposure, and affinity for the Penn State football team influence third-person perceptions (TPPs) related to the Penn State case. By examining a dynamic and polarizing social issue involving a previously well-regarded athletic program facing intense social and criminal scrutiny, we are able to better understand how TPPs are formed in the midst of an ongoing scandal. Results reveal the influence of interpersonal discussion—and especially interpersonal disagreement—as a key moderating variable in forming these perceptions of media influence.

Michael G Wyness - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • sex education and the teaching of citizenship towards a more inclusive conception of childhood
    Pedagogy Culture and Society, 2000
    Co-Authors: Michael G Wyness
    Abstract:

    Abstract Sex and politics as curricular issues in England and Wales have traditionally come under the umbrella area of Personal and Social Education, which has usually been dealt with in an ad hoc and unsystematic manner by the political centre. As concerns over values, public order and child protection have become progressively more central, sex education and the teaching of citizenship have crept on to the national educational agenda, and are likely to occupy a more Formative Role within the national curriculum. This article addresses these education initiatives in four ways: (a) as a challenge to the historically weak tradition in England and Wales for educating children in sexual and political matters and encouraging pupils to participate in school affairs; (b) as a counter to the deterministic thrust of recent education reform; (c) as part of a shift towards the development of children's Roles as citizens in terms of their rights to physical integrity and rights to participation in public affairs; (d...

Nick Hopwood - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • doctoral student experience in education activities and difficulties influencing identity development
    International Journal for Researcher Development, 2009
    Co-Authors: Lynn Mcalpine, Marian Jazvacmartek, Nick Hopwood
    Abstract:

    This paper explores variation in the events or activities Education doctoral students describe as contributing to their feeling of being an academic or belonging to an academic community as well as difficulties they experience. The results (drawing principally on students in a Canadian research‐intensive university though with some in a UK university) demonstrate a rich variation in multiple Formative activities that are experienced as contributing to a developing identity as an academic, with many lying outside formal and semi‐formal aspects of the doctorate. Yet, at the same time students report tensions in the very sorts of activities they often find significant and positive in the development of their identity. We see this analysis as offering much‐needed insights into the Formative Role of cumulative day‐to‐day activities in the development of academic identity.