Crisis Communication and Reputation Management in Sports

2021 ◽  
pp. 150-164
Author(s):  
W. Timothy Coombs ◽  
Jennifer L. Harker
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Reputation Management

scholarly journals Navigating Crisis: The Role of Communication in Organizational Crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sky Marsen
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Organizational Crisis ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Situational Crisis Communication Theory ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
The Rich

This article introduces the special issue on crisis communication, whose aim is to bring together diverse approaches and methods of analysis in the field. The article overviews the field by discussing two main frameworks, dealing with postcrisis (reputation management) and precrisis (issue management) communication, respectively. The article then overviews some major theories of crisis communication and their different methodologies: image repair, situational crisis communication theory, rhetorical arena theory, narrative, and integrated crisis mapping. It ends with a description of some lessons learned that apply to all approaches and an overview of the contributions to the issue. By comparing and contrasting different perspectives on crisis communication, the article emphasizes the rich diversity that characterizes this branch of business communication.

scholarly journals Current views on risk communication and their implications for crisis and reputation management

2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan M. Gutteling
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Democratic Process ◽  
Top Down ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
Emergency Measures

Organizations prepare for crisis communication by designing, implementing, and evaluating procedures, scenarios, and emergency measures. In addition to crisis communication, risk communication is a concern for many organizations as well. Risk communication is viewed as an interactive, multi-actor democratic process. Traditionally, risk communication is seen as a linear, top-down, elitist, expert-to-public approach. In this paper, the relation between crisis communication and risk communication is described. In addition, a model is presented based on the notion that crisis communication should be proactive, and focusing on the management of the relation between the organization and its relevant stakeholders or the organization’s reputation. The new thinking on the risk communication process is essential for an organization’s crisis and reputation management.

Commentary—Space is Hard: Using Social Media for Selective Investigative Disclosure as a Multi-faceted Crisis Communication Strategy to Achieve Technical Transparency

2021 ◽  
pp. 232948842097860
Author(s):  
Eric D. Waters ◽  
Scott C. D’Urso
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Situational Crisis Communication Theory

In this commentary, we note that situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) provides useful guidelines for an organization to protect its reputation during a crisis. However, when a high reliability organization (HRO) faces a crisis, openness often supersedes reputation management as a priority as maintaining the public’s trust is paramount. Unfortunately, SCCT in its present form does not account for this distinction. With the present research, we seek to extend SCCT by offering additional crisis response options for HROs which further explicate the evolving role of social media in providing an effective crisis response. A content analysis of 18 tweets and eight website updates, released by a private spaceflight corporation, allows us to offer investigative disclosure as a new crisis response category and technical transparency as a new crisis response objective. We propose a nuanced view that situates investigative disclosure as an antecedent to corrective action.

scholarly journals Victims as Stakeholders: Insights from the Intersection of Psychosocial, Ethical, and Crisis Communication Paths

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 73-92
Author(s):  
Wouter Jung ◽  
Kjell Brataas
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Brand Value ◽  
Additional Source ◽  
Real People ◽  
Communication Paths

This article examines the position of victims and those affected within communication theory. Current research has broadly been skewed toward reputation management and protecting brand value as primary goals of crisis communication efforts. As crises affect real people, crisis communication theory needs to be adapted to include their needs. To assure their needs are met, an integration of business ethics and psychosocial mechanisms in the field of crisis communication is proposed. This integration prevents crisis communication output from becoming an additional source of stress to the affected in the aftermath of crises. We offer recommendations for crisis communication scholarship to be inclusive and beneficial to victims and the affected in the aftermath of crises.

scholarly journals Crisis Communication

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audra Diers-Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Response Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Security Issues

For organizations, crises are pervasive, difficult to keep quiet in today’s global multimedia environment; they are challenging, potentially catastrophic; they can even be opportunities for organizations to thrive and emerge stronger. Crises come in many shapes and sizes including media blunders, social media activism, extortion, product tampering, security issues, natural disasters, accidents, or negligence, just to name a few. The first research on crisis communication appeared in 1953, and since then the field has grown steadily. However, in the last five to six years there has been an explosion of theoretical development, international engagement, methodological diversity, and topic diversity within the field to reflect the growing multinational and multiplatform environment in which organizations and people interact. Therefore, in order to understand the field of crisis communication, as a public relations and management function, it is important to focus on the critical factors that affect our understanding of the concept and proliferation of research and practice in the area. There are five critical factors that drive our understanding and research in crisis communication: (1) issues and reputation management as crisis mitigation and prevention, (2) crisis types in a modern global environment, (3) organizational factors affecting crisis response, (4) stakeholder factors affecting crisis response, and (5) response factors to consider in crisis response. In addition, it will review the critical trends in crisis communication research, challenges within the field, and resources for further development.

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