Advocacy Blog

Smiling woman with glasses and short brown hair. Title Card: Exploring CSR, emerging technology and consumer trust

Going from ‘Trust us’ to ‘Verify this’ in a polarized, high-tech world – Scholar Q&A with Yoon-Joo Lee

Title Card: Q&A with Alan Abitbol, understanding how companies communicate DEI positions

Strategic ambiguity or strategic clarity? Project to study corporate DEI responses – Scholar Q&A with Alan Abitbol

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Navigating the ‘double bind’ of corporate communication during challenging times – Scholar Q&A with John Balabanis

A man with black glasses, suit and tie and short dark hair glances at the camera. Title Card: Q&A with Yi Ding.

Studying DEI backlash in the age of AI – Scholar Q&A with Yi Ding

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, a white jacket and blue shirt, and glasses smiles for the camera. Title reads Q&A with Page Center Scholars, Weiting Tao. Developing a framework to help with drastic organizational change.

Scholars seek a look inside the room where DEI rollback decisions happen — Scholar Q&A with Weiting Tao

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Why do some companies get more backlash than others? - Scholar Q&A with Shupei Yuan

Woman with brown shoulder length hair smiling for the camera. Title Card: Q&A with Elina Tachkova, ethical stakeholder communication in a polarized world

Serving stakeholders ethically in a polarized world – Scholar Q&A with Elina Tachkova

Title Card: Q&A with Carlina DiRusso, Clemson University. Designing campaigns that bridge political divides.

Exploring how organizations can design politically unifying advocacy campaigns in times of polarization - Scholar Q&A with Carlina DiRusso

Hyejoon Rim, University of Minnesota; Moonhee Cho, University of Tennessee; and Katie Haejung Kim, University of Minnesota

Understanding CSA from the perspectives of PR professionals and employees

By Luke Capizzo and Andrea Martinez Gonzalez

Examining the psychological implications of authentic CSA across environmental and racial justice

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The role of advocacy in women’s sport: A smart business decision?

Flora Hung-Baesecke University of Technology Sydney

How public relations fits into corporate purpose – Scholar Q&A with Flora Hung-Baesecke

Minhee Choi Texas Tech University

How prosocial communication can drive policy – Scholar Q&A with Minhee Choi

Young Kim and Katharine Miller

Effects of CEO activism on employee prosocial behavior – Scholar Q&A

Brian and Staci Smith

Navigating the risks of corporate support of refugees – Scholar Q&A

Hao Xu, Jisu Huh and Hyejoon Rim

Companies getting political and publics’ reactions to CSA

Duli Shi

Message framing for social identity – Scholar Q&A with Duli Shi

Page Center scholar Nicole O’Donnell

Role models as health communicators – Scholar Q&A with Nicole O’Donnell

By Anli Xiao, University of South Carolina, and Christen Buckley, Pennsylvania State University

Mobilizing supportive stakeholders through CSA efforts - Part 2

Anli Xiao, University of South Carolina, and Christen Buckley, Pennsylvania State University

Mobilizing supportive stakeholders through CSA efforts - Part 1

Alan Abitbol, University of Dayton, and Matthew VanDyke, University of Alabama

Exploring the role of self-transcendent media experiences in corporate social advocacy

Building a CSA Framework

Developing an audience-centric framework of CSA strategy

Nicole O’Donnell, Washington State University and Yanni Ma, Oregon State University

Bolstering CSA efforts with authentic leadership and substantive action

Jasmine Roberts-Crews

Why teach digital activism?

Weiting Tao and Yeunjae Lee, University of Miami

Research in progress: Developing a scale of organizational ethics of care for employees

Dunja Antunovic, University of Minnesota; Nicole M. LaVoi, University of Minnesota; Katie Lebel, Ted Rogers School of Management; Nancy Lough, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Ceyda Mumcu, University of New Haven; and Ann Pegoraro, University of Guelph

Research in Progress: Corporate social advocacy in women’s sports

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Research in Progress: Finding effective messaging to increase public support of CSA

Anli and Christen

Research in Progress: Why and how should companies communicate their corporate social advocacy?

Corporate Political Advocacy

Antecedents and outcomes of corporate political advocacy among consumers

Emel Ozdora Aksak and Daniela Dimitrova

On the border of the Syrian refugee crisis: What 37 hours of interviews taught us about NGO advocacy

Ioana A. Coman and Rosalynn Vasquez

Research in Progress: What happens when organizations don’t listen?

Soyoon Kim & Queenie J. Li

Research in Progress: Can digital gaming help promote mental health?

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Research in Progress: How and when should corporations engage in social issues?

Daniela Dimitrova and Emel Ozdora Aksak

Research in Progress: The role of media discourse and NGO advocacy for marginalized populations

Linda Hon and Leping You

Research in Progress: Antecedents and outcomes of corporate political advocacy among consumers

Brooke W. McKeever, Robert McKeever, Minhee Choi

Research in Progress: Construction and validation of new scales for advocacy and activism

Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Nadia Martínez-Carrillo, Daniel Tamul

NGOs should work together to raise awareness of refugee crises, research says

Noam Tirosh and Amit M Schejter

Study finds Israeli newspapers frame refugees as 'infiltrators'

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Arthur W. Page Center Awards Grants for 2015-16