This study aims to develop a reputation recovery model that integrates communicative social capital and social cognitive theory. To this end, first, in the development of the reputation recovery model, the relationship between the communication charac ...
This study aims to develop a reputation recovery model that integrates communicative social capital and social cognitive theory. To this end, first, in the development of the reputation recovery model, the relationship between the communication characteristics of the organization and the concept of communicative social capital is reviewed. And though social capital seems popular research subject, consensus definition on social definition is absent due to mixed conceptual controversy.
The problem of measuring social capital is also related to confusion about the concept, and some point out that these problems are because social capital is the basis of social interaction and communication effects through it (J. Lee, E. Kim, & T. Moon, 2005). Portes (1998) explained that there are three aspects of expressing social capital, which are the result of social capital, social capital itself, and social capital that lead to social capital such as collectiveness and trust. This can be said to be in the same context as pointed out earlier by J. Lee and others (2005).
Although many scholars have enriched the concept of social capital, trust, social network, norm, and civic engagement are common components of social capital. Therefore, this researcher examines the structure of communication, that is, the social network possessed by the concept of social capital, in addition to the universal elements that constitute social capital identified through previous studies, and through this, examines the characteristics of the communicative social capital of Koreans in Korean society.
Next, it is necessary to review the usefulness of the social cognitive model in the theoretical integration for the development of the reputation recovery model. Mutual determinism and sense of efficacy, the core of social cognitive theory, can act as variables that can synchronize the practice of communicative social capital. In particular, the sense of efficacy is applied in various ways to communication situations aimed at behavior change. Based on these discussions, research questions were derived for each stage, and the effectiveness of the model was verified by developing and applying the organization's reputation recovery model through each research question.
In the first year, the research was conducted with the aim of the relevance between reputation and social capital, specifically the restoration of reputation and conceptualization of communicative social capital. In particular, by conceptualizing the communication characteristics of government organizations as communicative social capital, a policy communication index based on dialogue communication was developed. In addition, the main meaning of the communicative social capital of a government organization is that it is composed of reciprocity and openness, and that reciprocity and openness have an effect on policy support of government ministries.
In the second year, we focused on examining the relevance of social cognition theory, especially the relevance of the sense of efficacy and cultural characteristics in situations where reputation recovery is necessary. The study was conducted based on the cultural theory of risk, focusing on the fact that recovery starts from a problem situation or issue that requires recovery, and that the mechanism of recovery can proceed differently depending on the cultural situation. Although the efficacy expressed by the type of issue may be different through the study, it was found that among the self-efficacy, reaction efficacy, and group efficacy, the sense of efficacy that most influenced policy support was self-efficacy. Among hierarchicalism, fateism, egalitarianism, and individualism, the cultural bias that has the greatest influence on policy support was egalitarianism. The significance of the research results conducted in the second year is to examine the relationship between organizational characteristics, group efficacy, self-efficacy, and reaction efficacy in connection with the cultural theory of risk. As a communication element for “recovery”, it can be said that it has practical meaning to provide implications for strategic communication by examining the relationship between efficacy and cultural bias, and distinguishing policy compliance and support.
The third-year study focused on establishing the organization type as a government institution and reviewing the concept and dimension of the reputation of the government institution in order to establish a model to restore organizational reputation. To this end, first, the concept and dimension of reputation of non-profit institutions, public institutions, and government institutions were reviewed through literature studies abroad and in Korea. Second, through interviews with academic and industry experts, in-depth interviews were conducted on factors that can affect the reputation of the organization, such as the type of government agency in Korea and communication. Third, based on literature review and interviews, a questionnaire was conducted by deriving items representing the reputation of Korean government agencies. Based on the survey results, a government agency's reputation index was established and the validity was verified. Finally, a comprehensive model for restoration of the reputation of government agencies was presented by verifying the causal relationship between government agency reputation index and government agency trust and policy support.