Examines the role of public relations (PR) and small firm growth and whether practicing PR benefits small firms. The focus is on managing corporate reputation, or the management of the perception of stakeholders. Using a transaction cost perspective, it is suggested that reputation plays a role...

People paid attention, then, when Governor Bobby Jindal proposed legislation in 2009 to rework the way public records law applies to the governor’s office. Of the mountains of public records in this state, the governor’s have some of the highest value. A governor is elected, in large part,...

A survey was undertaken to identify the ways in which small businesses in Lincolnshire used public relations. For many of the 51 activities, techniques and skills examined, it is found that only a minority of small firms practise them. Analysis of the results of the survey highlight an...