About
The Corporate Brief is a weekly intelligence publication for senior leaders navigating corporate reputation, stakeholder risk, and institutional trust.
What We Cover
Each issue delivers concise, actionable analysis on:
- Emerging reputation risks — regulatory shifts, geopolitical developments, and market signals that affect corporate standing
- Stakeholder dynamics — how investors, employees, regulators, and the public are reshaping expectations for corporate behavior
- Strategic communication — what leading organizations are doing to protect and build institutional credibility
- Research-informed perspective — insights grounded in academic research and practitioner experience, not headlines
Who It’s For
The Corporate Brief is written for Chief Communications Officers, corporate affairs leaders, investor relations professionals, and the advisors who support them. If your work involves protecting or building an organization’s reputation, this publication is for you.
About the Publisher
The Corporate Brief is published by the Observatory on Corporate Reputation (OCR), a research and advisory organization focused on how corporations build, measure, and defend reputation. OCR works at the intersection of academic research and executive practice, providing intelligence that helps leaders make better decisions under uncertainty.
The publication is edited by Craig E. Carroll, Ph.D., founder of OCR and editor of the Handbook of Communication and Corporate Reputation. Dr. Carroll’s work bridges corporate reputation research and practice, drawing on two decades of experience advising organizations on corporate reputation dynamics, media influence, and institutional trust.
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