Linjuan Rita Men

By Rita Linjuan Men Offering employees the information they need and keeping them informed and updated is only one of the basic goals of internal communication. A more important purpose of internal communication is to establish employees’ deeper-level emotional connection with the organization. More and more companies today are striving…

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Educators Academy has awarded University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men their Top Faculty Research Paper Award for “Social Messengers as the New Frontier of Organization-Public Engagement: Antecedents and Relational Outcomes.” Men, who co-authored the paper…

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty from the Departments of Advertising and Public Relations recently received promotions. Janice Krieger, STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) director, has been promoted to full professor of Advertising. Rita Linjuan Men is now a tenured associate professor of Public Relations and…

Rita Men, assistant professor in the Department of Public Relations, shares her research on the benefits of CEOs using social media to connect with employees. She calls for public relations professionals to train CEOs in how to best use social media to engage with various stakeholders in their organizations. This study was conducted…

Dr. Linjuan “Rita” Men, assistant professor in the Department of Public Relations at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications co-authored a new book titled Excellence in Internal Communication Management, published by Business Expert Press. The book “integrates theories, research insights, practices, as well as current issues and cases into…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Rita Linjuan Men has authored a new book Excellence in Internal Communication Management. The book integrates theories, research insights, practices, as well as current issues and cases into a comprehensive guide for internal communication managers and organizational leaders…

By Linjuan Rita Men “There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” –Machiavelli An important prerequisite for modern organizations to grow and succeed in the dynamic and competitive global market is to scan…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Rita Linjuan Men has been awarded the prestigious PRIDE Award for Outstanding Innovation, Development and Educational Achievement in Public Relations from the National Communications Association Public Relations Division. The selection committee reviewed more than 60 articles that appeared…

By Rita Men We often hear people say communication failed because they missed the target. Similar to any strategic communication effort, employee communication requires a thorough understanding and accurate grasp of who the internal audience is—whom the company and its leaders are trying to reach, connect with, listen to, or…

UF College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) Public Relations Assistant Professor Rita Men, Ph.D., APR, has been named a scholar of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. Dr. Men will be one of 12 scholars, each serving a five-year term. The Plank Center at the University of Alabama…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty members recently presented research papers at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea. The gathering, sponsored by the Korea Entertainment Association and Sungkyunkwan University Social Science Korea Research Group, included presentations by Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men on “Building an Engaged Workforce: The…