An edition of Fundamentals of communication, P.R. and leadership
(2013)
Fundamentals of communication, P.R. and leadership
by Georgios P. Piperopoulos
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This book provides a refreshing introduction to the three fascinating and fundamental subjects of communication, public relations and leadership. Aimed primarily at University undergraduate and postgraduate students (as well as those studying A-levels) in business schools, within the humanities and social sciences, and communication and media studies, the book examines and explores in a unique, provocative and iconoclastic manner the major theories, models and trends in the three fields.
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2013
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Table of Contents
Content
Prolegomena
Part One – Communication
1. Communication is a universal phenomenon
1.1. System of 4 components
1.2. Communication among ants and bees
1.3. Communication among canines & felines
2. Human Communication
2.1. The scheme of human communication
2.2. Defining human communication
2.3. Language in human communication
2.4. Words in a language
2.5. Signs and Symbols
2.6. Semiotics and Semiology
2.7. The role of context and effect in communication
2.8. Barriers to communication
3. Body language
3.1. Darwin’s contribution
3.2. The ‘intrigue’ of body language
3.3. Keeping matters at ‘arm’s length’
3.4. The role ‘culture’ plays
3.5. Focusing on the human face
3.6. Ardrey’s ‘territorial imperative’
4. Mass Media & social media
4.1. From stone inscription to the printing process
4.2. Enter the ‘penny press’ innovation
4.3. From the wired telegraph to wireless telegraphy
4.4. AM and FM radio come to existence
4.5. Birth and development of television
4.6. The digital age & ‘www’
5. The Role of attitudes in human communication
5.1. Defining Attitudes
5.2. The components of attitudes
5.3. Attitude functions for the personality
5.4. Our attitudes can change
5.5. Attitude measuring scales
Part Two – Public Relations
6. The birth of a speciality
6.1. Tracing P.R. roots in antiquity
6.2. A historic glimpse at the USA in late 19th and early 20th Century
6.3. Defining the field of Public Relations
6.4. Misconceptions of public relations
6.5. Brief profiles of four pioneers in P.R. history
7. Publics, Public Opinion and its moulders
7.1. Historical evolution of the term ‘public’
7.2. Public Opinion
8. Rhetoric, Persuasion and Propaganda
8.1. From Rome with…’love’
8.2. Not one but a multitude of definitions
8.3. A variety of propaganda types
8.4. World Wars & the use of Propaganda
8.5. The Korean War and “Brainwashing”
9. Corporate Communication & Responsibility
9.1. Corporate Communication
9.2. Corporate responsibility or CSR
9.3. P.R. vs. marketing and advertising
10. Press releases, special events and sponsorships
10.1. An in-house P.R. specialist vs. the services of a P.R. consultancy
10.2. The ‘press release’ or ‘news release’
10.3. Form & structure of a ‘press’ or ‘news release’
10.4. Content and Style of the ‘press or news release’
10.5. Different ‘releases’ to different Media
10.6. Emphasis on ethos, pathos and logos
10.7. Special events and sponsorships
10.8. Crisis management
Part Three – Leadership
11. Leaders and Leadership
12. Leadership, Power, Authority & Charisma
12.1. A glimpse at recent political, financial and religious events
12.2. Starting with Plato and Aristotle
12.3. Max Weber’s theoretical viewpoint
12.4. Enter Machiavelli, Sennet & Habermas
12.5. The era of ‘scientific management’ and the Hawthorne studies
13. Leadership research at the Universities of Iowa, Ohio & Michigan
14. Modern theories of leadership in Private and Public Enterprises and Organizations
14.1. Contingency and path-goal theories
14.2. Transformational leadership – ‘Charisma’ revisited?’
15. Instead of an epilogue: Women leaders remain under a ‘glass ceiling’
15.1. Women in Politics
15.2. Women in the Economy and in Higher Education
16. References / Bibliography
17. The Author
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