Types and dimensions of organization-public relationships in greater China

Chun ju Flora Hung*, Yi Ru Regina Chen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Public relations are the major force in the establishment of organization-public relationships (OPRs) in the United States and other countries. This study is a metaresearch that reports a meta-analysis of three studies on relationship management with publics in the greater China area, including mainland China and Hong Kong. A metaresearch is used to gain general and theoretical conclusions on a specific topic by synthesizing research results from similar studies [Grunig, J. E., Grunig, L. A., Sriramesh, K., Huang, Y. H., & Lyra, A. (1995). Models of public relations in an international setting. Journal of Public Relations Research, 7, 163-186]. The purpose of this study is to extend the concepts of relationship management to the Chinese context by investigating the types of relationships between organizations and the Chinese publics and other possible factors that affect the outcomes of the relationships. This article first provides a brief literature review on relationship management of public relations. It is followed by a report of the result analysis of the three studies in relation to OPR types and cultivation strategies. Finally, the research results, their implications, and future research directions will be discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-186
Number of pages6
JournalPublic Relations Review
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2009

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Communication
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Marketing

User-Defined Keywords

  • Organization-public relationships
  • Public relations in Greater China

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