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Chairman CorpCom Committee Finance Director Committee Production Director Committee Marketing Director Committee HR Director Committee CEO President COO VP marketing VP finance VP production VP human resources VP CorpCom General council Director media relations Director investor relations Director employee relations Director government affairs Figure 6.3 Ideal structure for CorpCom function model Source: Argenti, P. (1998) Corporate Communication, 2nd edn, Boston, USA: McGraw Hill unquoted enterprises. In addition, the relationships between business strategy and management strategy and corporate communication strategy will be discussed. There is a lack of literature addressing the relationships between governance, and corporate communication and directorial duty. CorpCom academic literature authors address CorpCom in strictly management terms (Oliver, Van Riel, Dolphin et al.) and there is opportunity to develop a governance– CorpCom model by drawing on Argenti’s ideal structure for CorpCom function model (Figure 6.3). Argenti (1998) says that a strong centralized function with direct connections to the chief executive officer is the best way for a company to ensure the success of its corporate communication function. This chapter believes that Heath’s theory offers a constructive basis upon which unquoted enterprises – drawing on the corporate communication experiences that listed (quoted) enterprises employs – may be helped to improve their corporate communication strategies, policies and programmes implementation and evaluation practices. Yet today, when mistrust, confusion and competition lead communication interpretation, how © 2004 Sandra Oliver for editorial matter and selection; individual chapters, the contributors

Organizational chart of a hypothetical company Board of directors, Annual report, house style, corporate advertising Public relations, press releases, corporate brochure Financial department, financial publications, annual report Administration, client contact, customer settlements R&D, government subsidies Personnel department, communication, annual social report, personnel adverts Legal department, public affairs, environmental problems Division A Division B Division C Purchasing, supplier contacts Production, supplier contacts, production communication Marketing Controller Figure 6.4 Organizational chart of a hypothetical company Source: Van Riel, CSM (1995) Principles of Corporate Communication Sales, client contacts, personal selling, catalogue Marketing communication, print and broadcast adverts, sponsorship, promotions, display direct marketing communication Market research, respondents/clients Production management, packaging, article presentation Marketing services, client contacts, complaints settlements can unquoted enterprise view corporate communication as relevant No literature appears to address the relationship between governance, director’s responsibilities and corporate communication. Because CorpCom writers, from Oliver to Van Riel, address CorpCom in strictly management terms, the various models (Oliver’s and Argenti’s) offer opportunity to develop a CorpCom governance model. Argenti (1998) argues that the CorpCom management position should be a strong centralized function directly reporting to and connected to the CEO. Many polls taken over recent decades in the United States, says Argenti (1998), consistently show a huge percentage of CEOs’ time spent communicating with various ‘constituents’ of the company, and he quotes research undertaken by the Tuck School of the Fortune 500 companies in the United States that shows CEOs have spent between 50 per cent and 80 per cent of © 2004 Sandra Oliver for editorial matter and selection; individual chapters, the contributors

Organizational chart <strong>of</strong> a hypothetical company<br />

Board <strong>of</strong> directors, Annual report, house style, corporate advertising<br />

<strong>Public</strong> relations, press releases, corporate brochure<br />

Financial department,<br />

financial publications,<br />

annual report<br />

Administration,<br />

client contact,<br />

customer settlements<br />

R&D,<br />

government<br />

subsidies<br />

Personnel department,<br />

communication,<br />

annual social report,<br />

personnel adverts<br />

Legal department,<br />

public affairs,<br />

environmental<br />

problems<br />

Division A<br />

Division B<br />

Division C<br />

Purchasing,<br />

supplier contacts<br />

Production,<br />

supplier contacts,<br />

production<br />

communication<br />

Marketing<br />

Controller<br />

Figure 6.4 Organizational chart <strong>of</strong> a hypothetical company<br />

Source: Van Riel, CSM (1995) Principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Communication</strong><br />

Sales, client contacts, personal selling, catalogue<br />

Marketing communication, print <strong>and</strong> broadcast adverts,<br />

sponsorship, promotions, display direct marketing<br />

communication<br />

Market research, respondents/clients<br />

Production management, packaging, article presentation<br />

Marketing services, client contacts, complaints settlements<br />

can unquoted enterprise view corporate communication<br />

as relevant<br />

No literature appears to address the relationship<br />

between governance, director’s responsibilities<br />

<strong>and</strong> corporate communication.<br />

Because CorpCom writers, from Oliver to Van<br />

Riel, address CorpCom in strictly management<br />

terms, the various models (Oliver’s <strong>and</strong><br />

Argenti’s) <strong>of</strong>fer opportunity to develop a<br />

CorpCom governance model.<br />

Argenti (1998) argues that the CorpCom<br />

management position should be a strong<br />

centralized function directly reporting to <strong>and</strong><br />

connected to the CEO. Many polls taken over<br />

recent decades in the United States, says<br />

Argenti (1998), consistently show a huge percentage<br />

<strong>of</strong> CEOs’ time spent communicating<br />

with various ‘constituents’ <strong>of</strong> the company,<br />

<strong>and</strong> he quotes research undertaken by the<br />

Tuck School <strong>of</strong> the Fortune 500 companies<br />

in the United States that shows CEOs have<br />

spent between 50 per cent <strong>and</strong> 80 per cent <strong>of</strong><br />

© 2004 S<strong>and</strong>ra Oliver for editorial matter <strong>and</strong> selection;<br />

individual chapters, the contributors

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