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.Pre-crisis Intelligence to Mitigate <strong>Corporate</strong> Risk<br />

A U.S. Study at Georgetown University<br />

E. Bruce Harris<strong>on</strong> & Judith Muhlberg<br />

Master Program Public Relati<strong>on</strong>s/Communicati<strong>on</strong><br />

Georgetown University, USA<br />

bruceharris<strong>on</strong>@ceoexpress.com & j.muhlberg@gagenmac.com<br />

Risk management is a c<strong>on</strong>tinuous functi<strong>on</strong> in the corporate C-suite, recognizing that risk is<br />

created or attracted by change, innovati<strong>on</strong> and competitive initiatives that drive business<br />

momentum. The purpose of this research project is to test a regime and method by which<br />

corporate communicators can enhance their role and value in risk/crisis management. Approach<br />

was through <strong>on</strong>line” listening stati<strong>on</strong>” systems m<strong>on</strong>itoring of social media/stakeholder<br />

communicati<strong>on</strong> and qualitative analysis. Findings indicate an orderly means of corporate<br />

communicator professi<strong>on</strong>al grasp of risk/crisis potential useful in corporate risk mitigati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Keywords: crisis, risk, prodromes, social media, leadership, mediati<strong>on</strong>, communicati<strong>on</strong>, C-suite<br />

Abstracts of <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Proceedings</str<strong>on</strong>g>: <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Corporate</strong> Communicati<strong>on</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

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