Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies : Image Repair Theory and Research

Benoit, William L.

ISBN 10: 1438453981 / ISBN 13: 9781438453989

Published by SUNY Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies : Image Repair Theory and Research
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438453981
• ISBN 13: 9781438453989
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Updated with a timely literature review and new case studies from sports, international politics, and third-party image repair.

In our constantly plugged-in and connected world, image is everything. People, groups, organizations, and countries frequently come under suspicion of wrongdoing and sometimes require defense. This fully updated edition of the 1994 volume investigates the situations in which threats to image arise and describes the image-repair strategies that may be used to help defuse these threats, such as denial and apology. The author reviews various theories on image repair, and extends prior research on the topic to include work on persuasion or attitude change.

Five contexts for image repair are examined: corporate, political, sports/entertainment, international, and third party (when one person or organization tries to repair the image of another). New case studies include the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Anthony Weiner, Lance Armstrong, Apple’s apology to China over the iPhone, and Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology for Bloody Sunday.

“This is an extremely valuable update to the most influential book ever published on crisis communication.” — Timothy L. Sellnow, coauthor of Theorizing Crisis Communication

About the Author

William L. Benoit is Professor of Communication Studies at Ohio University. He is the author of many books, including (with Pamela J. Benoit) Persuasive Messages: The Process of Influence.