Research Blog
March 11, 2025
Strategic relationship management can drive public policy communication
March 04, 2025
Lessons from the Seoul crowd surge and Los Angeles Monterey Park shooting
February 25, 2025
How nonprofits can inspire blood and organ donations
February 18, 2025
Communicators, strategy can help CEO activism drive prosocial behavior among employees
January 27, 2025
Report says AI policy is messy. Organizations are adapting with tried-and-true ethical principles
October 31, 2024
What do communication practitioners really think about AI-triggered threats at their organization?
October 24, 2024
How do visuals in company crisis messages shape perceptions of a crisis?
August 20, 2024
New research discovers a ‘dire need’ for supportive cultures among communication professionals
July 15, 2024
Understanding CSA from the perspectives of PR professionals and employees
June 19, 2024
Project will level-up ethics training through gamification – Scholar Q&A with Lewen Wei
May 22, 2024
Examining organizational ethics of care for employees
April 26, 2024
Generating positive media coverage of corporate sustainability on social issues
April 23, 2024
Are repeated stories a good strategy in digital political communication?
March 18, 2024
Examining the psychological implications of authentic CSA across environmental and racial justice
January 15, 2024
Assessing transparency of corporate digital analytics – Scholar Q&A
December 05, 2023
An interdisciplinary study on how AI affects CSR - Scholar Q&A with Keonyoung Park
December 04, 2023
Adapting organizational tactics for digital internal listening – Scholar Q&A
November 29, 2023
PR as counsel for the ethical use of AI – Scholar Q&A with I-Huei Cheng
November 16, 2023
Helping companies stay transparent about their AI use when hiring – Scholar Q&A
November 06, 2023
Understanding corporate data responsibility through the user’s eyes – Scholar Q&A
October 24, 2023
Call for book chapter proposals: Reaching and researching vulnerable populations
September 26, 2023
How public relations fits into corporate purpose – Scholar Q&A with Flora Hung-Baesecke
September 18, 2023
How prosocial communication can drive policy – Scholar Q&A with Minhee Choi
September 05, 2023
Effects of CEO activism on employee prosocial behavior – Scholar Q&A
August 21, 2023
Prosocial communication goes global – Scholar Q&A
August 07, 2023
Motivating prosocial behavior with the power of influencers – Scholar Q&A with Yen-I Lee
July 25, 2023
Building a toolbox for prosocial health messaging – Scholar Q&A with Sisi Hu
July 12, 2023
Navigating the risks of corporate support of refugees – Scholar Q&A
June 30, 2023
Strengthening public resilience post tragedy via social media – Scholar Q&A with Queenie Li
June 20, 2023
Effective corporate messaging on geopolitical issues – Scholar Q&A with Yi Grace Ji
June 12, 2023
How the public views corporate sustainability strategy – Scholar Q&A
May 31, 2023
Message framing for social identity – Scholar Q&A with Duli Shi
May 23, 2023
Role models as health communicators – Scholar Q&A with Nicole O’Donnell
May 16, 2023
Mobilizing supportive stakeholders through CSA efforts - Part 2
May 16, 2023
Mobilizing supportive stakeholders through CSA efforts - Part 1
May 01, 2023
Toward a caring government: PR practitioners’ approaches to ethics of care in the public sector
April 24, 2023
The ethical considerations of patient influencers
April 18, 2023
Promoting ethics of care to maintain harmony: Lessons from disaster management in Bali, Indonesia
April 10, 2023
How servant leadership and caring are practiced in public relations
April 03, 2023
Exploring the role of self-transcendent media experiences in corporate social advocacy
March 24, 2023
Developing an audience-centric framework of CSA strategy
March 20, 2023
Bolstering CSA efforts with authentic leadership and substantive action
November 14, 2022
'Vaccine narrative effectiveness' by senior research fellow Fuyuan Shen
November 08, 2022
'Ethics of nonprofit fundraising' by senior research fellow Stephanie Madden
October 20, 2022
'A video game to increase literacy of health misinformation' by senior research fellow Frank Dardis
October 04, 2022
Research in Progress: As brands engage in social advocacy, authenticity is increasingly important
September 12, 2022
Looking at transparent communication and employees’ assessments of change during COVID-19
July 21, 2022
Research in Progress: When sustainability challenges sport: How motorsport is adapting
July 19, 2022
Research in Progress: How should environmental non-profits talk about racial disparities?
June 27, 2022
Research in Progress: Working to limit the persuasiveness of greenwashing efforts
May 23, 2022
Research in Progress: Millions struggle with period poverty. How might media messaging change that?
May 18, 2022
Showcase authenticity in CSR communication to reduce consumer skepticism
May 16, 2022
Organizational social listening & corporate climate advocacy: Amazon & Amazon Employees for Justice
May 10, 2022
The environmental legacies of Earth Day and Keystone XL highlight the impact of micro-mobilizations
May 02, 2022
Toward a framework for listening with consideration for intersectionality
April 25, 2022
Authenticity, vulnerability can bolster women-led political campaigns
April 15, 2022
Why is organizational listening easier said than done?
March 07, 2022
Employees will share their voices when they know the company will listen
January 07, 2022
Native CSR advertising effectiveness depends on persuasion recognition
November 04, 2021
Writing crisis communication history: Insights from health communication executives
October 25, 2021
U.S. employees not satisfied with listening efforts of management
August 31, 2021
Research in Progress: The road less traveled — An agent-based approach to ethics of care
August 27, 2021
Attention social media managers! Stakeholders expect you to listen
August 24, 2021
Research in Progress: ‘Who cares?’ Questioning the ethic of care in disaster crisis communication
August 16, 2021
Research in Progress: Patient influencers – An ethics of care investigation
August 12, 2021
Are authenticity and vulnerability a new paradigm for women in politics?
August 09, 2021
Research in Progress: Building a practical framework for labor organizations in higher education
August 04, 2021
Research in Progress: Examining how care ethics are understood and practiced in government PR
July 28, 2021
Research in progress: Developing a scale of organizational ethics of care for employees
July 22, 2021
Research in Progress: Examining the influence of ethics of care and servant leadership in PR
July 07, 2021
Research in Progress: Understanding CSA from the perspectives of PR professionals and employees
June 29, 2021
Research in Progress: Corporate social advocacy in women’s sports
June 21, 2021
Research in Progress: Developing an audience-centric framework of corporate social advocacy strategy
June 16, 2021
Research in Progress: Companies getting political and the influence on CSA public relations
June 10, 2021
The effects of consuming multiple science narratives for different types of audience engagement
June 08, 2021
Research in Progress: How can corporations support environmental justice authentically?
June 01, 2021
Research In Progress: The presence and effects of self-transcendent content in CSA messaging
May 25, 2021
Research in Progress: Finding effective messaging to increase public support of CSA
May 17, 2021
Research in Progress: Why and how should companies communicate their corporate social advocacy?
April 06, 2021
How the global pandemic is impacting U.S. organizations’ ability to listen to employees
March 18, 2021
What makes social movement campaigns like #MeToo go viral?
March 10, 2021
Antecedents and outcomes of corporate political advocacy among consumers
January 27, 2021
Page Center and Plank Center study examines ethical leadership from the perspective of women in PR
January 06, 2021
'Embracing a responsibility to advocate for change' by senior research fellow Holly Overton
December 17, 2020
Study identifies ethical issues, essential competencies and deficiencies in public relations
December 07, 2020
Research in Progress: Understanding key workplace communication dynamics in a pandemic
November 30, 2020
'Ethical communication and listening to low-income publics' by senior research fellow Katie Place
November 19, 2020
'Using visual images in narrative and non-narrative messages' by senior research fellow Fuyuan Shen
November 11, 2020
'Social media strategies of leading nonprofit organizations' by senior research fellow Frank Dardis
October 06, 2020
On the border of the Syrian refugee crisis: What 37 hours of interviews taught us about NGO advocacy
September 14, 2020
Research in Progress: LGBTQ+ brand activism: Listening to historically marginalized stakeholders
September 08, 2020
Research in Progress: Developing a scale of organizational listening
September 01, 2020
Research in Progress: Breaking employee silence via employee dialogic engagement
August 25, 2020
Research in Progress: Listening and rebuilding trust with marginalized stakeholders after a crisis
August 18, 2020
Research in Progress: Learning through history and experience
August 11, 2020
Research in Progress: Listening for what’s hard to hear
August 03, 2020
Research in Progress: Devil is in the “process”: Exploring factors affecting representativeness
July 24, 2020
Research in Progress: Encouraging companies to listen when female employees speak up
July 21, 2020
Research in Progress: What happens when organizations don’t listen?
July 13, 2020
Research in Progress: Stakeholders’ conceptualization of organizational listening
July 07, 2020
Research in Progress: What do you want—really, really want—when you post on an org's social media?
June 26, 2020
Research in Progress: Chatbots as an emerging social listening tool for organizations
June 22, 2020
Research in Progress: Ethical organizational listening for stakeholder engagement and responsibility
December 08, 2019
Using digital media to engage low-income publics
October 10, 2019
Research in Progress: Can digital gaming help promote mental health?
October 09, 2019
Research in Progress: How and when should corporations engage in social issues?
September 23, 2019
Research in Progress: The role of media discourse and NGO advocacy for marginalized populations
September 13, 2019
Research in Progress: Antecedents and outcomes of corporate political advocacy among consumers
September 10, 2019
Research in Progress: Construction and validation of new scales for advocacy and activism
September 04, 2019
Research in Progress: Energizing communities within a larger environmental activism
August 12, 2019
Research in Progress: The effects of consuming science narratives via social media
July 26, 2019
Research in Progress: Mitigating skeptical perceptions of green CSR initiatives in crisis situations
July 25, 2019
Research in Progress: Exploring message repetition strategies in digital political communication
July 15, 2019
Research in Progress: What made #MeToo go viral on social media?
June 24, 2019
Research in Progress: Building disaster resilience through authentic and coordinated storytelling
June 18, 2019
Research in Progress: Effects of narrative video political ads on voter attitudes
June 11, 2019
Research in Progress: Developing the female candidate’s story: New directions in political PR
June 05, 2019
How corporations can survive a fake news crisis
May 31, 2019
Research in Progress: Revisiting the concept of stewardship in public relations
May 07, 2019
Cultivating trust with LGBTQ publics
April 29, 2019
Q&A with Page Center research fellow Diana Sisson
April 19, 2019
Q&A with Page Center research fellow Marlene Neill
April 02, 2019
Communicating CSR efforts through social media
March 21, 2019
Public reactions to creating shared value in the U.S., Germany and China
January 22, 2019
Research in Progress: Communicating social capital through the digital world
January 09, 2019
After natural disasters, authenticity via mobile devices is vital for companies
December 12, 2018
Research in Progress: The impact of transparency and how it shapes trust
December 04, 2018
Research in Progress: Understanding corporate rumors and the psychology of how they spread
November 20, 2018
Research in Progress: Strategies to address consumer motivations to adopt bike-sharing programs
November 06, 2018
Research in Progress: Can employees increase trust in CSR initiatives?
October 29, 2018
Research in Progress: CSR communication as native advertising
October 22, 2018
Research in Progress: Green CSR perceptions in the U.S. and India
October 15, 2018
Research in Progress: The priming of 'fake news' for automated media
September 18, 2018
Research in Progress: Comparing real news vs. fake news in the Zika epidemic
September 11, 2018
Research in Progress: Ethical digital engagement with low-income publics
September 04, 2018
Research in Progress: How design influences reactions to fake news stories in social media
August 27, 2018
Research in Progress: Examining the role of message source and rebuttal mechanisms
August 20, 2018
Using social media to enhance employee communication and engagement
July 27, 2018
Financial crises provide lessons learned for corporate communicators
July 24, 2018
Research in Progress: Ethical engagement with LGBT stakeholders
July 19, 2018
Research in Progress: Navigating the role of public relations in the era of ‘fake news’
July 11, 2018
PR pros must walk a tightrope with their frontline employees on social media
June 26, 2018
Research in Progress: Attitudes and aptitudes in media literacy and ‘fake news’
June 19, 2018
Research in Progress: Why do people share fake news on social media?
June 06, 2018
Research in Progress: How can we prevent ‘fake news’ consumption?
June 04, 2018
Correction placement affects perceived importance and credibility
May 29, 2018
Research in Progress: Successfully safeguarding the company reputation
May 15, 2018
Research in Progress: Combating the spread of fake news and misinformation on social media
April 25, 2018
Research in Progress: Exploring foreign-born volunteers as ‘untapped resource’ for organizations
March 16, 2018
Cultural differences in how Bulgarian and Turkish newspapers cover refugee crisis
October 10, 2017
Page Center study results in book about speaking truth to power
October 02, 2017
Corporate environmental ads are more persuasive when concern is high
September 22, 2017
‘I don’t consider myself a corporate fundraiser' and other lessons from corporate relations officers
September 12, 2017
Ghanaian telecommunications companies incorporate democratic principles in CSR practice
September 05, 2017
When planning CSR, engagement gets employees on board
July 27, 2017
Political ideology drives perceptions of climate change messages
June 26, 2017
Research in Progress: Serving the nonprofit in a CSR relationship
June 19, 2017
Western values dominate CSR programs of multinational companies
June 13, 2017
Research in Progress: Examining CSR efforts of mobile telecommunications companies in Ghana
June 02, 2017
Communicators reveal intimate glimpses of challenging disaster responses
April 18, 2017
Measuring controversy’s impact in public relations messaging
March 15, 2017
YouTube producers can provide clear answers for transgender individuals
March 06, 2017
Millennials feel unprepared and are unlikely to provide ethics counsel, survey may reveal solutions
February 08, 2017
Placing health communications under the microscope
January 18, 2017
Effects of writing style and photographs on moral judgment in public relations
October 18, 2016
Finding the impact CSR and CSV have on stakeholder trust
September 02, 2016
Public relations practitioners accepting of ethics counselor role, but training is a concern
August 30, 2016
Standing on the shoulders of past communicators
August 25, 2016
Data to action: Can we use mobile apps to reverse systematic educational failures in West Africa?
July 26, 2016
Exploring communication strategies that empower employee engagement in CSR
July 19, 2016
Finding ways to communicate climate change, ethically and effectively
July 13, 2016
New research will unearth behind-the-scenes stories from disaster communicators
June 28, 2016
New research will ID cues on Fortune 500 websites that elicit private information
June 03, 2016
Narratives may facilitate crisis communication
May 12, 2016
Study on diversity & inclusion initiatives wins Arthur W. Page Center Benchmark Award
May 04, 2016
South African watchdog organization has important role in ensuring fair and equal media
April 25, 2016
Study to reveal how CSR is viewed around the world
April 18, 2016
Native advertising may create negative perceptions of media outlets
April 11, 2016
Potential support for transgender individuals may lie with video bloggers
February 02, 2016
NGOs should work together to raise awareness of refugee crises, research says
January 22, 2016
Study finds Israeli newspapers frame refugees as 'infiltrators'
January 20, 2016
What motivates communicators to share best practices?
January 11, 2016
Controversy level a significant factor in corporate social advocacy messaging
December 17, 2015
Health organizations face number of challenges when Instagramming
December 09, 2015
Integrating global and local values in CSR: A multinational company’s challenge
December 03, 2015
Spirituality, individual values & organizational values: The impact on internal communication & CSR
November 18, 2015
NCA conference panel spotlights Page Center’s Refugee Communications project
November 04, 2015
A shared commitment to integrity: Examining collaborative PR leadership
October 28, 2015
What should we really expect from employees as online brand advocates?
October 21, 2015
Effective CSR communication: Engaging consumers’ prosocial behavior
October 16, 2015
Page senior research fellow earns public relations accreditation
October 14, 2015
Applying the situational theory of publics and framing theory to CSR communication
October 12, 2015
Connolly-Ahern appointed as Page Center senior research fellow
September 30, 2015
Exploring ethical culture for internal stakeholders: Top-down authenticity and the role of the CCO
September 23, 2015
Social responsibility to social advocacy: A multicultural analysis of CSR communication effects
September 16, 2015
Page Center funds 9 projects to examine sustainability communications
September 16, 2015
Connolly-Ahern discusses refugee communications with AEJMC conference panel
September 15, 2015
Open call research proposals have international flavor
September 08, 2015
Corporate perspectives on the role of global public relations and CSR in public diplomacy
September 01, 2015
The state of public relations ethics: training, readiness and pressing issues
August 27, 2015
Research to reveal best ways to communicate CSR
July 28, 2015
Forthcoming study eyes Malaysia Airlines efforts related to flight disappearance
July 22, 2015
Improving media relationships in times of organizational crisis
July 06, 2015
Ethical Community Stakeholder Engagement in the Global Environment: Strategies and Assessment
May 27, 2015
Ethical Social Media Conversations
May 19, 2015
Understanding Climate Change in Developing Island Countries: The Case of Palau
May 13, 2015
Ethical Stakeholder Engagement is Topic of PR Journal Special Issue
April 29, 2015
Meet George Anghelcev, new senior research fellow with the Page Center
April 13, 2015
Page Projects Highlighted at ICA Pre-Conference
March 12, 2015
Page Center-Funded Researcher Pens Article for Forbes.com
March 11, 2015
Page Center-Sponsored Research Earns Top Paper at IPRRC Conference
February 26, 2015
Study: Negative Posts on Firm’s Facebook Page Can Hurt its Rep but “Inoculation” Efforts May Help
February 18, 2015
Meet Michel Haigh, new senior research fellow with the Page Center
February 17, 2015
PSU Sustainability Institute supporting Page Center survey on sustainability awareness, attitudes
February 16, 2015
Article: Emotional Messages Supplanting Informational Ones as Companies “Speak Green.”
December 11, 2014
Page Scholar Writes Essay on Corporate Social Advocacy
October 27, 2014
Researching What Makes Persuasive Games Effective
October 24, 2014
Study Examines Sustainability Communications Efforts of 100 Colleges and Universities
September 18, 2013
Survey Finds Errors in Wikipedia Articles have Damaged the Reputation of Companies
August 19, 2013
Philanthropic Relationships Between Sports and Nonprofits
July 03, 2013
Studying Corporate Social Responsibility in Professional Sports
June 13, 2013
Do employees really want social media at work?
May 01, 2013
Rock the Boat: How Corporate and Organizational Mismanagement of Social Media Can Sink Ships
February 04, 2013