Abstract
An Exploratory Study on Korean PR Practitioners¡¯
Conflict Management Behaviors
Lee,Hyun-ou(Professor, Department of Advertising & Public Relations,
Hanyang university)
This research attempts to analyze the conflict management behavior of Korean
PR practitioners from the viewpoint of new PR paradigm named ¡®cost reduction
through conflict management¡¯. It seems urgent to examine the PR practitioners¡¯
conflict management behavior if the new role required from PR is to manage the
relationship between the organization and the stakeholders effectively. A total
of 100 PR practitioners who actually carry out various PR activities participated
in this research. By using the theoretical model of process-based conflict management
behavior, this study found many similarities and differences between Korean
PR practitioners and advertising practitioners. The results of this study bear
significant implications in extending the traditional mass communication oriented
PR research to new interpersonal communication tuff.
Key words : PR practitioners, conflict management behavior, the organization
and stakeholder relationship
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