Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19

While companies across different sectors in the Western world have increasingly begun to value their employees’ roles, this practice is not yet universal in our globalized economy. This research examines how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced employee communication practices within pharmaceutical com...

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Main Author: Andreia Garcia
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Navarra 2025-01-01
Series:Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)
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Online Access:https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/45605
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description While companies across different sectors in the Western world have increasingly begun to value their employees’ roles, this practice is not yet universal in our globalized economy. This research examines how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced employee communication practices within pharmaceutical companies operating in Portugal. Through a survey of communication managers, our findings reveal that these companies not only shifted to online communication channels during the pandemic but continue to maintain these digital platforms as primary communication tools.
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spelling doaj-art-daa4feab54494cc4a51d8f9c1de29fd42025-01-08T13:41:19ZengUniversidad de NavarraCommunication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)2386-78762025-01-0110.15581/003.38.1.002Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19Andreia Garcia0ISEC Lisboa/ESCS-IPL While companies across different sectors in the Western world have increasingly begun to value their employees’ roles, this practice is not yet universal in our globalized economy. This research examines how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced employee communication practices within pharmaceutical companies operating in Portugal. Through a survey of communication managers, our findings reveal that these companies not only shifted to online communication channels during the pandemic but continue to maintain these digital platforms as primary communication tools. https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/45605Employee communicationhealth communicationCOVID-19pharmaceutical industry
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Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19
Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)
Employee communication
health communication
COVID-19
pharmaceutical industry
title Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19
title_full Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19
title_fullStr Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19
title_short Internal Communication in Pharmaceutical Companies: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies during the Pandemic of COVID-19
title_sort internal communication in pharmaceutical companies a case study of portuguese companies during the pandemic of covid 19
topic Employee communication
health communication
COVID-19
pharmaceutical industry
url https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/45605
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