Date Approved
6-1-2005
Embargo Period
4-19-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Public Relations
Department
Public Relations & Advertising
College
Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts
Advisor
FitzGerald, Suzanne Sparks
Subject(s)
Corporations--Investor relations; Public relations and law
Disciplines
Public Relations and Advertising
Abstract
The study's results will show that the investor relations department at Commerce Bancorp Inc. helped to minimize damage to the company following the indictments of two of its officials in a Philadelphia corruption probe.
Primary and secondary research will show that Commerce's IR department helped the company during its crisis after June 30, 2004. Interviews with Commerce's IR director and two Wall Street analysts reveal that Commerce minimized the damage to its reputation and brand by communicating effectively with the financial community, a major constituency.
A content analysis shows that Commerce conducted successful crisis communication despite an unusual amount of negative publicity for a company its size.
Recommended Citation
Welitzkin, Paul H., "Investor relations: defender of the faith at Commerce Bancorp" (2005). Theses and Dissertations. 1092.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1092
