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Sriramesh, K.. and enxi, liu. "Public Relations Practices and Socio-economic Factors: A Case Study of Different Organizational Types in Shanghai" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p12486_index.html>

Sriramesh, K. and enxi, l. "Public Relations Practices and Socio-economic Factors: A Case Study of Different Organizational Types in Shanghai" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p12486_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Shanghai, as one of the first Chinese ports opened to Western traders, has been influenced by the West since the Opium War of 1840. Because of its history and an increase in the influx of foreigners to the city especially in the 1920s and 1930s, it became one of the most cosmopolitan cites in China. This study investigates the nature of public relations practices among a sample of different types of organizations in this cosmopolitan city that is leading China’s explosive economic growth. A combination of quantitative (self-administered survey) and qualitative methods (in-depth interviews) was used to gather data for this study from 23 organizations (government agencies, non-profits, and corporations – domestic and multinational). The personal influence model was found to be the most prevalent model in all the organizations based on personal networking (“Guanxi”) due to China’s relation-centric culture. Relationship with the media was less valued particularly amongst government agencies and state owned enterprises. Contrary to published literature, the public information model was least used by government agencies and non-profit organizations in the sample. Multinational corporations practiced the two-way asymmetrical or symmetrical model more often than domestic organizations. The “lun zi pai bei” system (valuing seniority over performance or qualifications), which had not been discussed at all in PR literature, showed that heads of PR departments of government agencies often had no education or even background in public relations. As a result, railway workers and even chefs were asked to head public relations departments!

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