Toward an Ethical Model of Effective Crisis Communication

Authors

Young Kim, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

Spring 2015

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Business and Society Review

Source ISSN

0045-3609

Abstract

The goal of this study was to develop and demonstrate a new ethical model for crisis communication. This article examined the crisis communication practices as well as literature and found essential elements—what, how, and when—for ethical and effective crisis communication. Based on these three variables, a new three‐part model, the TTR Test, was proposed, utilizing three principles: Transparency (what), Two‐way symmetrical communication (how), and Right time (when). To investigate how the test can be applied to the real world, this article examined BP's crisis communication during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Comments

Accepted version. Business and Society Review, Vol. 120, No. 1 (Spring 2015): 57-81. DOI. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Used with permission.

Young Kim was affiliated with Louisiana State University at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Kim, Young, "Toward an Ethical Model of Effective Crisis Communication" (2015). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 486.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/486