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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides an overview of the core concepts, theories and methods in strategic communication, using examples from research and experiences from practice.
Strategic Communication begins by explaining the fundamental concepts related to communication, organizations and strategy, and then explores the communication processes within leadership, reputation, crisis and change. The authors work to present a framework for the future, underpinned by the concept of Communicative Organizations. The content of this 2nd edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest research and practice examples, including a new chapter on The Future of Strategic Communication'. The new edition also features enhanced pedagogical features to aid learning, such as key takeaways, and new international case studies and examples throughout.
After reading the book the student or reader will be able to define and reflect upon strategic communication as an academic field and pro
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"This book provides a very good overview on the fundamentals of strategic communication. It is very common that Master’s students want to follow their studies on strategic communication but don’t know the basis and theories of the area. Falkheimer and Heide made an excellent job presenting the beginnings of this new science."
—Ivone Ferreira, Assistant Professor at School of Social Sciences, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Researcher at ICNOVA Research Unit
Table of ContentsPreface, Introduction, Part I. Fundamentals, Chapter 1. What is communication?, Chapter 2. What is strategy?, Chapter 3. What is strategic communication?, Part II. Communication Processes and Organizations, Chapter 4. Strategic communication in Society and Market Places, Chapter 5. Organizational identity and culture, Chapter 6. Change and crisis communication, Chapter 7. Mediatization, Part III. Future Developments, Chapter 8. The Future of Strategic Communication – Communication Value and the Communicative Organization
