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CSR: Research, Grants, & Website Databases

Dr. Mary Ann Ferguson, Professor

Department of Public Relations

College of Journalism and Communications

University of Florida

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Ferguson, M. A., (2009, March). Awards for corporate social responsibility: Effects of region of corporate headquarters, product category, profits, and revenues. Paper accepted for the International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, Florida.

Ferguson, M. A., (2009, January). Report on global corporations best practices in corporate social responsibility: A precursor to CSR-pedia. Grant report to Arthur W. Page Center at Penn State.

Ferguson, M. A., (2008, December). CSR-pedia: A searchable website for best practices in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and corporate citizenship. (http://www.csrpedia.com/)

Morton, C. and Ferguson, M.A., (2008, December). Describing social networking models that contribute to effectiveness of corporate social responsibility. Grant proposal ($56,337) to Google Research Competition.

Ferguson, M. A., (2006-08, Academic Year). Explaining the Influence of Public Relations in 100 Socially Responsible Global Corporations: A Guidebook of Best Practices. Principal Investigator, Grant ($11,000) from Arthur W. Page Center at Penn State.

Ferguson, M. A. and Popescu, C., (2008, March). A comparative study of social responsibility activities by oil and petroleum companies: Regional cultures, customs and traditions. Paper presented to the 11th International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, Florida.

Ferguson, M.A., (2008, January). Partnering and global corporate social responsibility. Paper presented to 57th Annual Latin America Conference, Uniting for Solutions. Multi-Sector Partnerships and Strategic Communications in the Americas: Business, Community, Government, Gainesville, Florida.

Lim, J. S., Lin, S. Y., Ferguson, M. A., & Kiousis, S., (2007). The effect of message sidedness on perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and attitudes toward the company. (Manuscript submitted to Communication Research, not accepted, under revision).

Ozdora, E. & Ferguson, M. A. (2007, November). Culture-congruent corporate social responsibility: A global perspective. Paper submitted to ICA (not accepted, under revision).

Ferguson, M. A., (2007, August). Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Relations Activities from a Global Corporate Social Responsibility Paradigm. Invited presentation to the Fourth Scientific Festival and Third International Symposium "Planning and Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Relations Programs," Tehran, Iran.

Ozdora, E. & Ferguson, M. A., (2007, August). Sometimes positive, sometimes negative: Reconciling effects of corporate social responsibility on reputation. Paper submitted to AEJMC, Washington D.C. (Not accepted, under revision).

Ferguson, M.A. & Popescu, C., (2007, March). Social responsibility in 100 global corporations: Public relations and regional influence. Presented at the Tenth International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, FL.

Ferguson, M. A., (2005-06, Academic year). Fostering Ethics and Social Responsibility in Corporations: A Study of Best Practices in Global Corporations. Principal Investigator, $10,000 Grant from Arthur W. Page Center at Penn State.

Lim, J. S., Lin, S. Y., Ferguson, M. A., & Kiousis, S., (2006, July). The effect of message sidedness on CSR perceptions and company evaluations. Paper presented to ICA, Dresden, Germany.

Ferguson, M. A, Popescu, C. and Collins, K., (2006, March). Public relations influence on socially responsible corporations. Paper presented to the International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, Florida (Recipient of top 3 paper award.)

Jin, C. H. & Ferguson, M. A., (2006). Satisfaction, corporate credibility, CEO reputation, and leadership effects on public relationships. (Manuscript submitted to Corporate Reputation Review, under revision.)

Ferguson, M.A., (1984, August). Building Theory in Public Relations: Inter-Organizational Relationships as a Public Relations Paradigm. Invited paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Gainesville, FL.

Ferguson, M. A., Weigold, M. F., & Gibbs, J., (1984, August). The relationship of public relations and board-level boundary-spanning roles to corporate social responsibility. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Gainesville, FL.

Ferguson, M. A., (1982). Presentation of corporate social responsibility research findings. Florida Public Relations Association, Gainesville Chapter.

Reeves, B., & Ferguson, M. A., (1980). Measuring the effect of messages about social responsibility. Public Relations Review, 6, 40-55.

Reeves, B., & Ferguson, M. A., (1978, August). The effects of public relations messages about corporate social responsibility. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism, Seattle, WA.