The Handbook of Financial Communication and Investor Relations

<p>Notes on Contributors ix</p>
<p>Part I The Foundations of Financial Communication and Investor Relations: Theory and Industry 1</p>
<p>1. Investor Relations and Financial Communication: The Evolution of the Profession 3<br />Alexander V. Laskin</p>
<p>2. Crisis Communication: Insights and Implications for Investor Relations 23<br />Rachel L. Whitten and W. Timothy Coombs</p>
<p>3. Risk, Uncertainty, and Message Convergence: Toward a Theory of Financial Communication 33<br />Kathryn E. Anthony and Steven J. Venette</p>
<p>4. The Role of Argumentation in Financial Communication and Investor Relations 45<br />Rudi Palmieri</p>
<p>5. Shareholder Democracy in the Digital Age 61<br />Sandra Duhe</p>
<p>6. Ethics in Financial Communication and Investor Relations: Stakeholder Expectations, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Principle–Based Analyses 71<br />Shannon A. Bowen, Won–ki Moon, and Joon Kyoung Kim</p>
<p>7. Communicative Enactment of Virtue: A Structurational Approach to Understanding Ethical Financial Communication 87<br />Steven J. Venette and Joel O. Iverson</p>
<p>8. The Skills Required to Be a Successful Investor Relations Officer 97<br />Kala Krishnan</p>
<p>9. How Shareholders Differ: Types of Shareholders and Investment Philosophies 107<br />Rose Hiquet and Won–yong Oh</p>
<p>10. Financial Analysts and Their Role in Financial Communication and Investor Relations 117<br />Marlies Whitehouse</p>
<p>11. Securities Law for Financial Communication and Investor Relations in the United States, 1929 2016 127<br />David L. Remund and Kathryn Kuttis</p>
<p>12. Women on Wall Street: Problematizing Gendered Metaphors in Finance 137<br />Lauren Berkshire Hearit</p>
<p>Part II The Practice of Financial Communication and Investor Relations: Strategies and Tactics 145</p>
<p>13. Explaining Communication Choices During Equity Offerings: Market Timing or Impression Management? 147<br />Danial R. Hemmings, Niamh M. Brennan, and Doris M. Merkl–Davies</p>
<p>14. Financial and Investor Relations for Start–Up Businesses and Emerging Companies 157<br />Kristie Byrum</p>
<p>15. Whose Hype Matters? The Battle for Value Creation in Contemporary Financial Communications 167<br />Kip Kiefer and Richard A. Hunt</p>
<p>16. Shareholder Activism and the New Role of Investor Relations 179<br />Christian Pieter Hoffmann and Christian Fieseler</p>
<p>17. Corporate Proxy Contests: Overview, Application, and Outlook 187<br />Matthew W. Ragas</p>
<p>18. More Than a Zero–Sum Game: Integrating Investor and Public Relations to Navigate Conflict With Activist Investors 197<br />Constance S. Chandler</p>
<p>19. Integrated Reporting: Bridging Investor Relations and Strategic Management 209<br />Kristin Kohler and Christian Pieter Hoffmann</p>
<p>20. Corporate Social Responsibility: Committing to Social and Environmental Impact in the Global Economy 221<br />Derek Moscato</p>
<p>21. Transparency Signaling in Corporate Social Responsibility Press Releases in a Vice Industry 233<br />Jessalynn Strauss</p>
<p>22. Faith–Based Investor Activism for Corporate Environmental Responsibility: Catalysts for Corporate Change? 245<br />Nur Uysal</p>
<p>23. Issues Management in Investor Relations and Financial Communication 261<br />Robert L. Heath</p>
<p>24. Measurement and Evaluation of Investor Relations and Financial Communication Activities 275<br />Alexander V. Laskin and Anna A. Laskin</p>
<p>25. Perception Audits: Learning Investment Community Sentiment 283<br />Donna N. Stein</p>
<p>26. Conference Calls: A Communication Perspective 293<br />Andrea Rocci and Carlo Raimondo</p>
<p>27. When CEOs Talk: Risks, Opportunities, and Expectations of Financial Communication in an Online World 309<br />Pauline A. Howes</p>
<p>28. Financial Crisis Management and Wells Fargo: Reputation or Profit? 319<br />Hilary Fussell Sisco</p>
<p>29. Warren Buffett, Value Investing, Media, and Social Media 327<br />Jeremy Harris Lipschultz</p>
<p>Part III Financial Communication Outside the Corporate Context: From Governments to Families 341</p>
<p>30. Financial Communications: The Federal Reserve System s Contributions 343<br />Marci R. Schneider</p>
<p>31. Restoring Legitimacy to Financial Regulators and Institutions: Admission of Wrongdoing as a Settlement Strategy 355<br />Jeffrey D. Brand</p>
<p>32. The Privileged Space of Financial Communication: Journalistic Perspectives, Relationships, and Implications for Financial Public Relations 365<br />Luke Capizzo and Erich J. Sommerfeldt</p>
<p>33. Nonprofit Financial Communication: Donors Preferred Information Types, Qualities, and Sources 377<br />Timothy Penning</p>
<p>34. The Sunshine Act: Promoting Transparency in Financial Relationships Between Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry 391<br />Laura E. Willis</p>
<p>35. A Review of Family Financial Communication 399<br />Lynsey K. Romo</p>
<p>Part IV Financial Communication and Investor Relations Around theWorld 409</p>
<p>36. Consultation and Disclosure for International Financing 411<br />Leticia M. Solaun</p>
<p>37. The Nordic Approach to Investor Relations 419<br />Elina Melgin, Vilma Luoma–aho, Minea Hara, and Jari Melgin</p>
<p>38. Investor Relations in Germany: Institutionalization and Professional Roles 429<br />Kristin Kohler</p>
<p>39. The Evolution of Financial Communication in Italy: The Case of Oscar di Bilancio 443<br />Gianluca Comin, Simone Ros, and Alberto Scotti</p>
<p>40. A Stress Test for Investor Relations and Financial Communication Professionals: A Case From Europe 449<br />Toni Muzi Falconi</p>
<p>41. Investor Relations and Financial Communication in an Emerging Market: The Republic of Turkey 457<br />B. P&yacute;nar Ozdemir</p>
<p>42. Financial Communication in India: A Case Study of the Reserve Bank and Its Governor 465<br />Rajul Jain and Sarab Kochhar</p>
<p>43. Influences and Priorities in Investor Relations in Australia 473<br />Ian Westbrook</p>
<p>44. Financial Communication and Investor Relations: A Latin American Approach 485<br />Carolina A. Carbone and Gabriel Sadi</p>
<p>45. Investor Relations in Brazil: From the Protection of Major Stakeholders to Value Management for Concerned Parties 493<br />Luiz–Alberto de Farias, Paulo Nassar, and Agatha Camargo Paraventi</p>
<p>Index 509</p>