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Each year the Foundation for Public Affairs conducts and supports ground-breaking research that helps public affairs executives and managers understand emerging issues in the public affairs profession. The Foundation publishes reports on a variety of subjects designed to provide practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of the forces shaping the environment in which they operate, as well as detail best practices on how others are managing emerging issues and managemnt challenges. The Foundation also conducts and publishes a comprehensive surveys on salary and perquisite information for public affairs/government relations professionals employed by both corporations and assoications. See below for a comprehensive list of our research.
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Adam Korengold
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Past Research
- Good Guanxi: Managing Government Relations in China (2008)
Winner of the 2009 APEX Award for Publication Excellence
In this ground-breaking new report, you will find case studies and interviews with Chinese experts to provide an up-to-the-minute picture of government relations in China. The report also offers practical advice on securing meetings with government officials, overcoming intellectual property disputes and finding "win-wins" for both sides in a negotiation.
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- Promoting CEO Engagement in Public Affairs (2007)
An-depth look at the best strategies for developing and enhancing CEO interaction with external audiences, as well as selecting the most appropriate engagement opportunities for CEOs. Highlights include success stories in which enhanced CEO involvement in public affairs produced measurable benefits to the company. Click here for ordering information.
- Activists in the Boardroom: How Advocacy Groups Seek to Shape Corporate Behavior (2006)
The report identified approaches that advocacy groups are taking to effect changes in corporate policies and practices in the areas of employee working conditions, sustainability and marketing. It also details approaches that leading companies and associations have taken to build an integrated strategy for managing their reputation and stakeholder relationships, find common ground with activist groups and make corporate social responsibility part of the business strategy. Click here for ordering information.
- Internet Trilogy
- Public Affairs Strategies in the Internet Age (2001)
While advocacy groups were some of the earliest, and most effective, adopters of Internet technologies, corporations and associations have begun employing cutting-edge strategies themselves. Public Affairs Strategies documents many of these innovations, and provides readers with the tools they need to think strategically about how the Internet can help them achieve their public policy goals. Click here for a free copy (pdf).
- Cyber Activism: Advocacy Groups and the Internet (2000)
One of the key findings from Creating a Digital Democracy is that advocacy groups are among the most innovative users of Internet technologies in the public policy process. In Cyber Activism, the Foundation examines some of the cutting-edge technologies and strategies being employed by advocacy groups on the Internet - and how corporations and associations can adapt these best practices for their own use. Click here for a free copy (pdf).
- Creating a Digital Democracy: The Impact of the Internet on Public Policy-Making (1999)
In this groundbreaking report the Foundation utilizes interviews with over 40 leading politicians, journalists, activists, government executives, political consultants and corporate public affairs professionals to examine the impact of the Internet on the public policy-making process. This report provides a solid baseline for understanding how the Internet is re-shaping the way that public policy is made in the United States - and worldwide. Click here for a free copy (pdf).
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