Analysis of the communication strategies of crisis communication

Kriza je neizbježan fenomen svakoj organizaciji. Jednom kada se dogodi, ključno je imati krizni tim koji će se posvetiti rješavanju krize. Svrha ovog rada je analizirati kako komuniciraju neka od najpoznatijih hrvatskih poduzeća kada se suoče s krizom te koje strategije koriste. Korištena je metoda studije slučaja na nekim od najvećih hrvatskih tvrtki: Agrokor, Meggle i Rimac. Analiza se temeljila na Coombsovim parametrima kriznog komuniciranja. Analizirane su strategije eksternog kriznog komuniciranja te kako su ih tvrtke suočene s krizom primijenile. Ovaj je rad pokazao kako hrvatska poduzeća još uvijek nisu potpuno upućena u pravilno krizno komuniciranje s javnostima. Prostora za napredak uvijek ima, a ujedno je i to razlog zašto je fenomen krize vrlo slojevit i kompleksan.Crisis is an inevitable phenomenon in any organization. Once it occurs, it is crucial to have a crisis team dedicated to finding the crisis solution. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how some of the most famous Croatian companies communicate when faced with a crisis. The case study method was used on some of the largest Croatian companies: Agrokor, Meggle and Rimac. The analysis was based on Parameters for crisis communication written by Coombs. External crisis communication strategies were analyzed as well as how companies faced with the crisis applied them. This paper showed that Croatian companies are still not fully versed in proper crisis communication with the public. There is always room for progress, and it is also the reason why the crisis phenomenon is very layered and complex