Irv Schenkler

Biography

Irv Schenkler is a Clinical Professor in the Management Communication Program at New York University's Stern School of Business. Professor Schenkler teaches courses in management communication, corporate communication and crisis communication.

Professor Schenkler has been with NYU Stern since 1982. His primary research areas include how social trends affect business, the relationship between media and business, and how companies communicate during crisis. Professor Schenkler has been published in many journals including Fortune Magazine, STERNbusiness, Human Resource Management and Corporate Reputation Review. His book, Guide to Media Relations, was published by Prentice Hall in July, 2004. He is a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Business Communication. In addition to his work at NYU Stern, Professor Schenkler has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Lugano, where for a decade he taught courses in Crisis Management Response. He has has also taught at the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth University, University of Washington, and Columbia University.

Professor Schenkler received his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Master of Philosophy from Columbia University.

Research Interests

• How Social Trends Affect Business
• Relation Between Media and Business
• Japanese Companies and Public Relations in the US

Courses Taught

• Business and Society
• Management Communication
• Media and Management
• Organizational Communication

Academic Background

M.Phil., 1978
Columbia University

M.A., 1976
Columbia University

A.B., 1975
Columbia University

Selected Publications

I. Schenkler (2003)
Guide to Media Relations
Prentice Hall/Pearson

I. Schenkler (2002)
Crisis Communication: A Conceptual Model
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Corporate Reputation, Identity and Competitivenes

I. Schenkler (2001)
The Expressive Organization: Linking Identity, Reputation, and the Corporate Brand
The Journal of Business Communication

I. Schenkler (2000)
Communicating Value in The New Economy
Stern Business, Spring

I. Schenkler (1997)
Coping With Crisis
Stern Business, Fall

I. Schenkler (1997)
Fanning Fires: Mitsubishi Motors and the EEOC
Corporate Reputation Review

I. Schenkler (1996)
Counter-attack: Should Business Attack the Media?
Stern Business

I. Schenkler (1991)
Employee Communication: A Review of Communicating Corporate Change
Human Resource Management, Winter