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Overview

James E. Grunig is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of social sciences, with a particular focus on communication. The main fields of study associated with their work include Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting.

Their scholarship is concentrated in subfields such as Communication, Strategy and Management, Marketing, Social Psychology, and Philosophy. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding communication dynamics in organizational and social contexts.

James E. Grunig's research extensively covers topics related to Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Corporate Identity and Reputation, Marketing and Advertising Strategies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Social Media and Politics, Communication in Education and Healthcare, and Rhetoric and Communication Studies.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "In search of communication excellence: Public relations' value, empowerment, and structure in strategic management" (2020), published in the Journal of Marketing Communications
  • "Public Relations, Social Inclusion, and Social Exclusion" (2023), published in Journalism & Communication Monographs
  • "From Pre-Science to Paradigm Shift: A Kuhnian Analysis of 100 Years of Public Relations Scholarship" (2023), published in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

James E. Grunig has collaborated with several co-authors, including Lisa Tam, Jeong-Nam Kim, Jeffrey A. Hall, Jerry Swerling, and James Hollenczer. These collaborative efforts contribute to the diversity and breadth of their research output.

Their work has appeared in a range of publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Marketing Communications
  • Journalism & Communication Monographs
  • Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Best Publications

  • Managing Public Relations

    James E. Grunig;Todd Hunt

  • Excellent Public Relations and Effective Organizations: A Study of Communication Management in Three Countries

    James E. Grunig;David M. Dozier

  • Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management

    James E. Grunig

  • Problem Solving and Communicative Action: A Situational Theory of Problem Solving

    Jeong-Nam Kim;James E. Grunig

  • Furnishing the Edifice: Ongoing Research on Public Relations As a Strategic Management Function

    James E. Grunig

  • Two-Way Symmetrical Public Relations: Past, Present, and Future

    James E. Grunig

  • Manager's Guide to Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management

    David M. Dozier;Larissa A. Grunig;James E. Grunig

  • Image and substance: From symbolic to behavioral relationships

    James E. Grunig

  • Models of Public Relations in an International Setting

    James E. Grunig;Larissa A. Grunig;K. Sriramesh;Yi-Hui Huang

  • Paradigms of Global Public Relations in an Age of Digitalisation

    James E. Grunig

  • Collectivism, Collaboration, and Societal Corporatism as Core Professional Values in Public Relations

    James E. Grunig

  • Relações públicas: teoria, contexto e relacionamentos

    James E Grunig;Fábio França;Maria Cristina Ferrari

  • Strategic Management, Publics, and Issues

    James E. Grunig

  • Sierra club study shows who become activists

    James E. Grunig

  • Toward a Theory of the Public Relations Behavior of Organizations: Review of a Program of Research

    James E. Grunig;Larissa Schneider Grunig

  • Reconceptualizing the Communicative Action of Publics: Acquisition, Selection, and Transmission of Information in Problematic Situations

    Jeong-Nam Kim;James E. Grunig;Lan Ni

  • Public relations research annual

    James E. Grunig;Larissa A. Grunig

  • Excellence Theory in Public Relations: Past, Present, and Future

    James E. Grunig;Larissa A. Grunig

  • Decomposing organisational reputation: The effects of organisation–public relationship outcomes on cognitive representations of organisations and evaluations of organisational performance

    Sung‐Un Yang;James E. Grunig

  • The relationship between public relations and marketing in excellent organizations: evidence from the IABC study

    James E. Grunig;Larissa A. Grunig

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