Responsible Organizations: Communication, Change and Society (ROCCS)

ROCCS connects researchers of various disciplines who aim to address the dynamic interplay of organizations, media, and publics. The role of organizations continues to change and adjust to contemporary societal challenges. Modern organizations of any kind have to manage (corporate) responsibility, reputation, and risks, deal with issues of diversity and inclusion, digitalization, and balance a range of power relations. Our research focuses on and benefits multinational enterprises, small and medium enterprises, platform organizations, start-ups, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, and non-governmental organizations. The research topics of our international team of researchers fall under the overarching and interconnected themes of responsibility, digitalization, diversity, relations, power, and uncertainty. ROCCS aims to contribute to European-based research in the field of organizational behavior, communication and strategy and to make valuable contributions to organizational practice through qualitative and quantitative empirical research and by developing business cases.