Public relations, professionalism, and the public interest
The public interest statement contained in the PRSA Code of Professional Standards is unduly vague and provides neither a working definition of “public interest” nor any guidance for the performance of what most professions consider to be a primary value. This paper addresses the question of what mi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-126 |
| Further subjects: | B
Interest Statement
B Public Interest B Professional Standard B Public Relation B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | The public interest statement contained in the PRSA Code of Professional Standards is unduly vague and provides neither a working definition of “public interest” nor any guidance for the performance of what most professions consider to be a primary value. This paper addresses the question of what might constitute public relations service in the public interest, and calls for more stringent guidelines to be developed whereby the profession may advance its service goals more clearly. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00871931 |