The professional skills profile of a public affairs practitioner in Spain
| Autor: | Oscar Coduras Martínez, María Paola Mastrantonio Ramos |
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| Jazyk: | Catalan; Valencian |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Value (ethics)
Typology Public relations -- Spain Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Job descriptions Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:A Job description Institutional relations Descripció dels llocs de treball Education law.invention Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció::Recursos humans [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Originality law Management of Technology and Innovation Accounting Perception Business and International Management Lobby Function (engineering) Legitimacy media_common Relacions públiques -- Espanya business.industry Institutional relations lobby interest group job description Public relations Identification (information) Interest group CLARITY lcsh:General Works business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Intangible Capital, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 569-583 (2018) UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| ISSN: | 1697-9818 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The present study identifies the professional skills profile that a Public Affairs (PA) practitioner of a major company or an organization representing the interests of various economic sectors should have in Spain. Design/methodology: The study uses a mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology. The initial identification of the competences, as well as the general functions of the profile to be evaluated, has been carried out using the in-depth interview technique with the directors of APRI (Association of Professionals of Institutional Relations of Spain), who defined these competencies from their expert perspective. Subsequently, through a survey of seventy-two managers, sufficient data were obtained to statistically process the information and obtain significant results in the identification of such competences. This information has been processed, firstly, through factorial analysis, which has made it possible to synthesize these competences. Once the analysis of factors was carried out, a cluster analysis is added for the classification of the respondents or managers. Findings: The perception of the interviewed executives has been determined regarding the functions that an institutional relations practitioner must fulfill. It should be noted that this is a profession for which there is no clarity about the role and the legitimacy of its members, particularly in Spain. In fact, it is associated with a function that is seen as exerting undue pressure on political power. A field study was conducted to determine the opinion of these managers on the competences that a professional in institutional relations should have. Originality/value: This study provides a description of the job position of a person responsible for institutional relations in Spain. Moreover, it adds a typology of managers, according to the competences defined for the person responsible for institutional relations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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