Past, Present and Future Public Relations In South Korea: Issues, Work Environments, and Leadership

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-1-2014

School

Communication

Abstract

This chapter reports on the issues and concerns of public relations leadership in South Korean contexts. It describes the developmental history of Korean public relations and presents an interview study that explores important current and future leadership issues and values, work environments, and practices in Korean public relations. Many professional and academic associations have focused on public relations. The public relations interview study and the associated survey were conducted as part of a 23-country global-scale investigation of leadership in public relations and communication management sponsored by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at the University of Alabama. The first area of inquiry in the interviews concerned the two most important issues in current communication and public relations practices in South Korea. Analysis of the findings suggested that the most important issue is social media. The second most important issue was employee communication.

Publication Title

Public Relations Leaders as Sensemakers: A Global Study of Leadership in Public Relations and Communication Management

First Page

171

Last Page

185

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