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McKinsey’s Cautionary Tale for Communicators

PRSay

By 2010, the opioid epidemic was already in full swing, and public concern about it had grown. Will you be able to legally, ethically, reputationally defend the advice you gave? Some executives on the McKinsey team had to realize what they were doing (or being asked to do) was wrong — ethically, morally, perhaps legally.

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How APR Training Impacts Perceptions And Readiness To Provide Ethics Counsel

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New research published in the journal, Public Relations Review , supports the value of the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) credential when it comes to preparedness and likelihood to offer ethics counsel. The findings are based on survey research conducted with PRSA members during ethics month in 2015. Page Center.

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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

In 2000, the company had become part of the DaimlerChrysler alliance, but then Mitsubishi tried unsuccessfully to hide defects in its cars, rather than acting ethically by conducting a mass recall. In 2010, Nissan Motor Company had contracted with Mitsubishi in a joint venture to design and produce minicars. to $3.97) per share.

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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

In the complaint, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges that from 2010 to 2019, Publicis Health partnered with the drug company on dozens of contracts, collecting more than $50 million “in exchange for marketing schemes to get doctors to prescribe Purdue’s opioids to more patients.”. A commitment to ethics.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. Faculty talk trends and current events. That’s a huge shift in the way we think about communications.”.

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Behind the Headlines With Deborah Radman

Cision

Receiving the President’s Award (2014) and the Phillip Dorf Leadership Award (2010) – both from the New York PRSA. Over the years, four values have resonated with me: leadership, ethics, intuition and courage. This past November, spending a week at the University of Kentucky as the featured lecturer for the James C.

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Meeting CIPR President candidate Mandy Pearse

Stephen Waddington

I’ve been a CIPR member since 2002 and a volunteer since 2010 as group Chair, Council and Board member I have a long track record of giving my time. Ethical communication is at the heart of this. Personal aspirations Leadership of a voluntary organisation is a lonely job. Nine years ago I fought cancer.

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