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The Creation Of Student-Run Public Relations Firms: A Historical Look At Student-Run Firms, Hannah Hazdovac
The Creation Of Student-Run Public Relations Firms: A Historical Look At Student-Run Firms, Hannah Hazdovac
Journalism
This study explores the history and background of student-run public relations firms on
college campuses and the benefits, if any, that students receive as a result of working
in such a firm. The public relations industry estimated at growing 18 percent between
2006 and 2016 (Todd, 2009). Even with the sudden expansion of the public relations
industry, and subsequently, public relations education, evidence suggests that recent
public relations graduates often times do meet entry-level outcome expectancies of
employers, leaving a need for a change in curriculum (Creedon, Dostal, Gael, Smith &
Walker, 1999). It is becoming increasingly more important to …
Victoria's Little Secret, Joe Lawless
Victoria's Little Secret, Joe Lawless
MICCSR Case Studies
This mini-case outlines a series of articles that ran in Bloomberg outlining the use of child slave labor in the fair trade cotton fields of Burkina Faso that had been used exclusively in Victoria’s Secret products. Giving students and opportunity to develop strategies and tactics that respond to a real-world public relations issue, this case also lets students explore the CSR issues inherent in a firm’s supply chain. Although trying to do the “right thing” Victoria’s Secret got caught up in the certification dilemma that many firms face.
Teaching Public Relations To Students With A Confucian Cultural Background, Jurrien Gregor Halff
Teaching Public Relations To Students With A Confucian Cultural Background, Jurrien Gregor Halff
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This paper explores how the Confucian cultural background of students influences their perceptions of and reaction to the dominant public relations curriculum from the ‘West’. Using focus groups of Asian students, three heuristics that affect the students’ affinity to learn public relations are identified. Instructors working with students from a Confucian cultural background are advised to incorporate these heuristics when planning their curriculum.