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Glassdoor reviews as a signal of corporate misconduct

Stephen Waddington

You can smell the corporate overreach of an incentivised employee communication campaign to scrub reviews. However, new research set to be published in the journal Management Science suggests that Glassdoor posts are a good early warning sign of a sick culture and corporate bad behaviour.

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Glassdoor reviews as a signal of corporate misconduct

Wadds Inc.

You can smell the corporate overreach of an incentivised employee communication campaign to scrub reviews. However, new research set to be published in the journal Management Science suggests that Glassdoor posts are a good early warning sign of a sick culture and corporate bad behaviour.

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Page report highlights management communications opportunity

Wadds Inc.

A new report makes the case for the elevated role of corporate communications in management. The corporate communications or public relations function was elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bowen originally observed this dynamic in a 2009 study. These changes are driving change within the corporate communications function.

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For comms pros, Silicon Valley Bank is a reminder that trust is currency

Sword and the Script

The financial crisis of 2008-2009 still haunts many of us; Frayed nerves. We live in a world with plenty of corporate fakes: fake press releases , fake web traffic and even fake job postings. And while reasonable people can disagree about the cause, there’s no debating the effect: Depositors lost faith. They lost confidence.

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Split Sessions: Recognition, Rewards, and Feedback

Doctor Spin

They are also fundamental for improving internal communication and fostering a corporate culture of openness and dialogue. “Leaders’ communication styles, particularly preciseness, are crucial for effective knowledge sharing, perceived leader performance, and subordinate satisfaction.” Source: Journal of Business and Psychology 1 Vries, R.,

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Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no. 47]

Sword and the Script

Corp comm departments are chronically underfunded and lower on the corporate priorities list. The company was founded in 2009 and was bootstrapped until 2022 when it closed a $180 million Series A round. The cross-sell and upsell of new tools is harder than most expect. Executing M&A post-deal is hard. Muck Rack named Inc.

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Don’t Miss The Gen-Z Driven PR Opportunity In 2024

The Hoyt Organization

The lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic changed their social behavior and interactions, and the great recession between 2007 and 2009 impacted their views of money and fiscal responsibility. Thus, they place a higher importance on brand ethics and corporate responsibility than millennials.