Based on the essentials of the Korean Academic Society for Public Relations (KASPR) 2022 Distinguished Lecture given by Dr. Glen T. Cameron and Dr. Yan Jin, this conceptual piece provides an overview of the contingency theory of strategic conflict management, its application to research, and future directions, with a focus on the theory-practice interconnections of the contingency theory in public relations across multiple contexts. How the contingency theory has been and can be further applied to advancing crisis communication and conflict management research and practice in Asia is further discussed.
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Abstract INTRODUCTION THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE CONTINGENCY THEORY Brief History of the Contingency Theory “It Depends”: Stance and Stance Movement The Matrix of Contingent Factors EXEMPLARS OF THRORY EXPANSION AND APPLICATION Threat Appraisal Model Application of the Contingency Theory in COVID-19 Pandemic Communication THE APPLICATION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY THEORY IN ASIA CONCLUSION REFERENCES
Yan Jin [ C. Richard Yarbrough Professor in Crisis Communication Leadership, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Georgia ]
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Wenqing Zhao [ Ph.D. Student, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia ]