Stakeholder communication
level of course unit
2.Semester Master: 1st Study cycle
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students:
• are familiar with different communication theories
• are able to conduct a stakeholder analysis
• know the principles of crisis communication
• are able to distinguish between the essential theoretical principles of PR conception in transformation situations
• are able to apply tools and methods for successful communication
• are able to distinguish between analog and digital communication
prerequisites and co-requisites
2. Semester: no information
course contents
• Early recognition and early disclosure - the role of the media
• Systemic analysis within the communication strategy
• Stakeholder analysis and communication requirements of different stakeholders
• Creditor communication as a specific challenge
• Reputation management as a core task of strategic communication
• Principles of crisis communication
• Essential theoretical foundations of the PR concept Transformation situations
• Learning tools and methods for successful communication in restructuring and transformation situations
• Mechanisms and modes of action of the media, taking into account the importance of digital media
• Working through case studies
recommended or required reading
Merten, K. (2013) Konzeption von Kommunikation. Theorie und Praxis des strategischen Kommunikationsmanagements, Wiesbaden.
Möhrle, H. (2016) Krisen-PR: Risiken und Krisen souverän managen - Das Handbuch der Kommunikationsprofis, Frankfurter Allgemeine Buch, Frankfurt.
Schwarz, A. (2010) Krisen-PR aus Sicht der Stakeholder. Der Einfluss von Ursachen- und Verantwortungszuschreibungen auf die Reputation von Organisationen, Wiesbaden.
Stahl, H. K. & Menz, F. (2013) Handbuch Stakeholder-Kommunikation: Überzeugende Sprache in der Unternehmenspraxis, Berlin.
Stumpf, M. & Wehmeier, S. (Hrsg.) (2015) Kommunikation in Change und Risk. Wirtschaftskommunikation unter Bedingungen von Wandel und Unsicherheiten, Heidelberg.
Vogler, P. (2019) Kommunikation in der Krise, in: Exler, M. W. & Situm, M. (Hrsg.) Restrukturierungs- und Turnaround-Management: Strategien, Erfolgsfaktoren und Best Practice für die Transformation (S. 95-114), Berlin.
assessment methods and criteria
• Seminar thesis
• Online questions
language of instruction
German
number of ECTS credits allocated
2.5
eLearning quota in percent
33
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2
planned learning activities and teaching methods
Blended Learning
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
2
name of lecturer(s)
Sabine Enseleit, Othmar Prizovsky, Christoph Strobl
recommended optional program components
none
course unit code
2
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
none