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Item Open Access Effects of crisis severity and crisis response strategies on post-crisis organizational reputation(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Choi, Sera, author; Kim, Jangyul, advisor; Park, Youngeun, committee member; Long, Ziyu, committee memberUsing situational crisis communication theory (SCCT), this study investigates the impact of crisis severity and crisis response strategies on post-crisis organizational reputation within the field of crisis communication. In the experiments, 289 respondents participated in a 2 (crisis severity: low vs high) x 2 (crisis response strategy: match vs mismatch) between-subjects factorial design. The results show that in the case of high crisis severity, a matched crisis response strategy positively influenced post-crisis organizational reputation as compared to a mismatched crisis response strategy. However, in the case of low crisis severity, there was no impact of a matched or mismatched crisis response strategy on organizational reputation. The study discusses its theoretical and empirical implications and limitations.Item Open Access Political peersuasion: an investigation of the impact of social influence on Facebook(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Hansen, Scott, author; Kim, Jangyul, advisor; Sivakumar, Gaya, committee member; MacDonald, Bradley, committee memberSince Facebook began in the mid-2000s, people have used the platform to present their own opinions, whether or not those opinions were popular. Thus, Facebook became a veritable marketplace of ideas, where opinions ranging on a variety of topics were shared, discussed, and potentially persuaded by their online friends. As politics have divided the nation across political spectrums to an extreme degree, Facebook has been a platform where opinions of a political nature have also been shared, discussed, and argued. This study examined the persuasive power Facebook users have over their online friends in a political context, specifically on the topic of vaccines. Results showed that source credibility can exist in a horizontal fashion rather than just a vertical one, where people trust their peers' political opinions, especially when they seem to be politically active, aware and knowledgeable. Additionally, the frequency with which peers on Facebook interact and the level of influence they have was shown to be a statistically significant result. The more people interact with each other over the mediated Facebook platform, the more trust, credibility, and level of persuasiveness is also increased. Due to the ability of Facebook to serve as a personal soap box of opinions, and people's willingness to state their opinions, the possibility of persuasion can exist on Facebook in some cases more than if they were talking face to face.Item Open Access The role of ethics of care messaging in AI crisis communication: examining the interplay role of ethics of care and crisis response strategies on organization-public relationship, organizational reputation and behavioral intention(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Choi, Sera, author; Kim, Jangyul, advisor; Sivakumar, Gayathri, committee member; Park, Young Eun, committee member; Hastings, Pat, committee member; Yan, Ruoh-Nan, committee memberThis dissertation explores the effectiveness of crisis response strategies—specifically denial, excuse, and apology—in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) crises, emphasizing the mediating role of Organization-Public Relationships (OPR) and the moderating impact of ethics of care on organizational outcomes. Utilizing a 3 (crisis response strategies: deny, excuse, apology) x 3 (ethics of care: high vs. low vs. no) between-subjects design, the study examined the influences of different crisis response strategies and levels of ethics of care on OPR outcomes, organizational reputation, and supportive behavioral intentions across a sample of 532 participants. Participants were assigned to one of nine experimental conditions depicting a crisis involving a fictitious company, "Hexxa," portrayed in varying contexts of ethics of care. Data collection was conducted through an online survey platform – Prolific, employing paired samples t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and moderated mediation analysis using PROCESS Model 84. The results revealed that apology strategies significantly improved OPR outcomes and organizational reputation more effectively than denial and excuse strategies. High levels of ethics of care enhanced these outcomes across all response strategies, surpassing effects in low and no ethics of care conditions. Although direct effects of crisis response strategies on organizational outcomes were often non-significant, the incorporation of ethics of care significantly magnified these effects through OPR, underscoring its pivotal role in crisis communication. The findings deepen situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) by illustrating how ethical considerations and organization-public relationships interact to influence organizational outcomes in AI-related crises, advocating a shift towards more ethically nuanced crisis communication approaches. Practically, the results advocate for the prioritization of ethics of care in crisis communication, providing empirical support for its effectiveness in not only mitigating crisis impacts but also in fostering long-term public relationships. The study's findings also reveal the significant, yet differentiated, impacts of low versus no ethics of care approaches, suggesting a threshold effect for ethical considerations in crisis response. These insights yield important implications for practitioners, highlighting that even minimal ethical engagement can significantly influence public perception and behavior. In conclusion, the dissertation posits a call to action for organizations to strategically incorporate ethical considerations within crisis communication frameworks, especially in AI-driven contexts, where socio-technical risks pose unique challenges.