Reconsidering the corporate narrative in U.S. PR history: A critique of Alfred Chandler's influence on PR historiography |
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Authors: | Cayce Myers |
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Institution: | Virginia Tech, Department of Communication, 121 Shanks Hall, Mail Code 0311, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States |
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Abstract: | This study explores the influence and dominance of Alfred Chandler Jr.’s theory of corporate development within public relations PR] history. Chandler's work on late 19th Century corporate development is influential in PR historiography. PR oftentimes places its genesis in the late 19th Century corporate sphere to distance itself from press agentry. Examining critiques of Chandler's work on corporate development, this study argues that rooting PR in a corporate context does not provide legitimacy to PR practice and skews PR history to favor a corporate narrative. Implications for both history and normative PR theory development are discussed. |
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Keywords: | PR history Corporate history Corporate PR PR historiography |
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