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Minjeong Kang is an Associate Professor and the Ralph Winslow Endowed Professor at The Media School, Indiana University. She teaches strategic communication courses and has established herself as a leading researcher in organizational communication, public engagement, and employee relations.
Dr. Kang earned her Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Syracuse University. Her academic journey has focused on understanding communication dynamics between organizations and various stakeholders.
Her research interests center around public engagement across multiple stakeholder contexts including member, employee, and volunteer relations. She investigates how effective communication fosters supportive behaviors and positive outcomes. Dr. Kang has made significant contributions to understanding organizational listening, trust/distrust dynamics, and employee communication. Her work explores how symmetrical communication approaches can enhance employee engagement, reduce turnover intentions, and build stronger organization-public relationships.
Dr. Kang's publications reveal consistent focus on organizational communication, particularly examining how dialogic approaches impact employee and public engagement. Her research spans crisis communication during events like the MERS outbreak, corporate social responsibility, and the psychological mechanisms behind employee advocacy and dissent. A notable trend is her exploration of trust and distrust as distinct constructs rather than opposite ends of a single spectrum.
- 2024 Summer Research Fellowship, The Media School to develop the change communication model as a process for employee well-being and engagement
- 2020 Page Scholar, The Arthur W. Page Center
- 2020 Winner, Korea Gallup Outstanding Research Award
- Winner, The Highly Commended of the 2018 Emerald Literati Awards
- Winner, The Ketchum Excellence in Public Relations Research Award (2009)
Dr. Kang serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Relations Research and has received multiple research grants including the Page Grant on Organizational Listening. Her work "Breaking Employee Silence" developed an internal organizational listening competency diagnostic tool. She has also contributed to book chapters on internal communications and organizational listening.
Her research has practical applications for organizations seeking to improve employee communication, manage crises, and build stronger stakeholder relationships. Dr. Kang's work bridges academic theory with real-world organizational challenges.
