Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the pressures to publish facing European public relations (PR) and communication management scholars across career stages. Design/methodology/approach: The Delphi method was used with PR and communication management scholars at associate...

In an era when all workers are experiencing ever increasing stress levels, it may be anticipated that the move from traditional employment to freelance working would have a positive impact on the degree of occupational stress reported. In a recent UK survey of 190 freelance consultants (women n...

The Internet has brought about change in the way that public relations is practised. Not only has it provided another channel of communication, but the communication dynamic itself has changed because of the Internet’s unique combination of characteristics. Much public relations practice is...

This paper describes a research project that involved an in‐depth investigation into freelancing in the public relations industry with data collected from both freelancers and their employers. The analysis of these data highlighted the complexity of issues for those working in and employing...

1. Messy ethics : an introduction -- 2. What's wrong with public relations ethics? -- 3. Trust me, I'm a professional -- 4. To serve society -- 5. Does public relations have professional ethics? -- 6. Into the psyche -- 7. Towards a Jungian ethic -- 8. Re-imagining professional ethics -- 9. The...