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Changes in the demand for CSR activities and stakeholder engagement based on research conducted among public relations specialists in Poland, with consideration of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/csr.2189

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COVID-19; CSR; mass media; media relations; public relations; social communication; stakeholder engagement

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Care for the external and internal environment of a company, its ethics and human resources, along with fostering organizational culture, are crucial for its importance and competitive advantage. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the significance of crisis management competencies. The pandemic permanently changed society and industries, prompting a shift in the demand for CSR-related activities and an emphasis on CSR in research. Campaigns and implementation of CSR by PR specialists are common threads in studies post-pandemic.
Care for the external and internal environment of the company, ethics and human resources, as well as the organizational culture, is a crucial element for the importance and competitive advantage of the company. It was especially noticeable during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic. Companies began to grapple with difficulties, which contributed to an increased interest in crisis management competencies. The pandemic has permanently changed the functioning of society and the image of many industries, including public relations. The analysis of changes in the demand of companies for CSR-related activities after the pandemic becomes a valuable element of the direction of innovative research. Recognizing the interest, these aspects of the company were verified. The article uses data obtained in the course of the implementation of three independent research projects realized in Poland. The first study concerned crisis management from the perspective of a public relations agencies. The structures of the offer of public relations services (including CSR strategies) were examined. The responses of some public relations specialists regarding CSR and activities in this area after the COVID-19 pandemic were extracted from the second research project. The last, third project involved specialists employed in PR agencies. The research area covered changes in the demand of companies for CSR-related activities after the pandemic and the desired areas of training and personal development, with particular emphasis on CSR. The common denominator of all three projects is CSR campaigns and the way they are implemented by PR specialists.

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