Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview of Public Relations.
2. The Role and Function of Public Relations in Organizations.
3. The Evolution of Public Relations: Principles and Practice.
4. A Strategic Perspective for Public Relations.
5. Internal Communications Media.
6. Public Relations: The External Publics Context.
7. External Public Relations Activities.
8. Corporate Social Responsibility: Reputation and Image.
9. Financial and Investor Public Relations.
10. Government and Lobbying Activities.
11. Corporate Advertising: The Generic Image.
12. Issues and Crisis Management - Fail Safe Procedures.
13. The Interaction Between Public Relations and Marketing.
14. The Emergence of Marketing PR.
15. Developing a Research Framework: Inductive vs Deductive.
16. Measuring the Success Rate: Evaluating the PR Process and PR Programmes.
17. Roles and Function: Principles and Practice Revisited.
Appendix 1: Bibliography.
Appendix 2: Index.

About the Author

Professor Philip J. Kitchen, Martin Naughton Chair in Business Strategy, Queen's University of Belfast.

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1. Introduction and Overview of Public Relations 2. The Role and Function of Public Relations in Organizations 3. The Evolution of Public Relations: Principles and Practice 4. A Strategic Perspective for Public Relations 5. Internal Communications Media 6. Public Relations: The External Publics Context 7. External Public Relations Activities 8. Corporate Social Responsibility: Reputation and Image 9. Financial and Investor Public Relations 10. Government and Lobbying Activities 11. Corporate Advertising: The Generic Image 12. Issues and Crisis Management - Fail Safe Procedures 13. The Interaction Between Public Relations and Marketing 14. The Emergence of Marketing PR 15. Developing a Research Framework: Inductive vs Deductive 16. Measuring the Success Rate: Evaluating the PR Process and PR Programmes 17. Roles and Function: Principles and Practice Revisited Appendix 1: Bibliography Appendix 2: Index