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The communication strategies of shopping centers in proactive and reactive crisis communication

Proaktif ve reaktif kriz iletişiminde alışveriş merkezlerinin iletişim stratejileri

Pages
379–396
Publication Date
2017-02-01
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Accordingly, both the existing relevant practices and improvement areas are going to be determined.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The crisis that may threat the existence of the entities and lead to unfavorable impacts on their future can be overcome via successful crisis communication strategies.
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Key Findings & Data:The foresight of the aspects of crisis in advance and taking leading precautions related to them have been described as pre-crisis proactive crisis communication when the reactive crisis communication is described as the studies on creating impacts on crisis perception, revitalizing the image or creating a positive impact on the image.Within the scope of this study, the shopping centers’ proactive and reactive crisis communication strategies are going to be assessed as they represent the areas where most people usually gather with the purpose of either spending time on social and leisure activities or entertainment.
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Conclusion & Impact:Accordingly, both the existing relevant practices and improvement areas are going to be determined.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Kriz · Kriz iletişimi · Proaktif Kriz İletişimi

Abstract

The crisis that may threat the existence of the entities and lead to unfavorable impacts on their future can be overcome via successful crisis communication strategies. The foresight of the aspects of crisis in advance and taking leading precautions related to them have been described as pre-crisis proactive crisis communication when the reactive crisis communication is described as the studies on creating impacts on crisis perception, revitalizing the image or creating a positive impact on the image.Within the scope of this study, the shopping centers’ proactive and reactive crisis communication strategies are going to be assessed as they represent the areas where most people usually gather with the purpose of either spending time on social and leisure activities or entertainment. The crisis communication strategies on possible crisis that may be experienced at Shopping Centers (SC) are going to be examined. During the interviews with SC managers, the inquiries related to whether they have a proactive and reactive crisis communication strategy and what kind of communication strategy they follow up. The purpose of this study is determining the crisis communication strategies of SC managements in case of possible crisis. How conscious strategies are followed by the SC managements against recently experienced unfavorable conditions that either betray peoples’ trust or threaten their lives are going to be examined. Accordingly, both the existing relevant practices and improvement areas are going to be determined.

Özet

Kurumların varlığını tehdit eden gelecekleri konusunda olumsuz etkiler yaratabilen krizler, yürütülecek başarılı kriz iletişim stratejileri sayesinde atlatılabilmektedir. Kriz iletişiminde olası kriz unsurlarının önceden öngörülmesi ve bunlara yönelik yol gösterici önlemlerin alınması kriz öncesi proaktif kriz iletişimi olarak tanımlanırken, krizin ortaya çıkması ile algıları etkilemek, imajı yeniden oluşturmak ya da pozitif yönde etkilemek için yürütülen çalışmalar reaktif kriz iletişimi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında halkın büyük bir çoğunluğunun, gerek sosyal bir aktivite gerekse, boş zaman değerlendirme ya da eğlence amaçlı toplandıkları alışveriş merkezlerinin proaktif ve reaktif kriz iletişim stratejileri değerlendirmiştir. Alışveriş merkezlerinde (AVM) yaşanılabilecek olası krizlere yönelik izlenen kriz iletişim stratejileri irdelenmiştir. AVM yöneticileri ile yapılan görüşmede kriz durumlarına yönelik proaktif ve reaktif bir kriz iletişim stratejilerinin olup olmadığı, nasıl bir iletişim stratejisi izledikleri sorgulanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı AVM yönetimlerinin olası krizlere yönelik kriz iletişim stratejilerinin neler olduğunu tespit etmektir. Günümüzde yaşanılan olumsuzluklar karşısında halkın güvenini sarsan ya da hayatını tehdit eden olumsuzluklara karşın AVM yönetimlerinin ne kadar bilinçli bir strateji izleyip izlemedikleri sorgulanmıştır. Buna bağlı olarak var olan tabloda yer alan eksiklikler ya da artılar saptanmıştır.

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Kuşay, Y. (2017). The communication strategies of shopping centers in proactive and reactive crisis communication. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 2, 379–396. https://ajindex.com/articles/414727

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