Argenti on leading in troubled times

Paul A. Argenti

Professor of Corporate Communication

E-Mail: paul.a.argenti@tuck.dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-2983

BA, Columbia University, 1975; MA, Brandeis University, 1979; MBA, Columbia University, 1981.

Areas of expertise

Corporate communication, corporate responsibility

Current research topics

Implementation of strategy through communication, outcome-based communication measurement, reputational risk, corporate social responsibility

Selected Publications

"Crisis Communication: Lessons from 9/11," Harvard Business Review, December 2002; "Collaborating with Activists: How Starbucks Works with NGOs," California Management Review, 47(1), Fall 2004; with R. Howell and K. Beck, "The Strategic Communication Imperative," MIT Sloan Management Review, 46(3), Spring 2005; with T. Haley, "Get Your Act Together," Harvard Business Review, October 2006; "Communications and business value: measuring the link," Journal of Business Strategy, November 2006; Corporate Communication, fourth edition, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2007; Strategic Corporate Communication, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2007

Working Papers

With C. van Riel, “Developing a 'One Company' Strategy”

Awards

Fulbright Fellowship, 1987; communication department ranked number one by U.S.News & World Report, 1994; Distinguished Publication Award for The Power of Corporate Communication, Association for Business Communication, 2003; grand prize (as faculty advisor), Case Study Competition in Corporate Communications, Arthur W. Page Society, 2005; Pathfinder Award for research, Institute for Public Relations, 2006

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Associate in communication, Harvard Business School, 1977–79; Tuck School of Business, 1981–present; Visiting Professor, International University of Japan, 1989–92; Visiting Professor, Helsinki School of Economics, 1991–95; Visiting Professor, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, 2001–present; Visiting Professor, Singapore Management University, 2003–05; Visiting Professor, Columbia Business School, 2007

Board memberships: Arthur W. Page Society, 2003–present; Corporate Communications Institute, 2004–present

Editorial positions: Editor, Corporate Reputation Review, Journal of Business Communication; Editorial Board, Document Design