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Can you please explain the organizational and societal functions of PR. From the following list can you help me identify which ones are organizational and which are societal....then I need to understand at least two functions considered to be organizational functions of PR and two functions considered to be societal functions.

If you could also explain why they are categorized as such (organizational or as societal). What similarities and differences exist between the organizational functions and societal functions of PR?
a. Communications management
b. Relationship management
c. Media Relations
d. Publicity
e. Marketing communications
f. Employee relations
g. Investor relations
h. Social responsibility
i. Community relations
j. Consumer relations
k. Government affairs
l. Public affairs and issues management

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The functions of Public Relations (PR) can be grouped into two loose but not mutually exclusive categories namely: organizational and societal functions. In its essence the organizational functions involve "telling the organization's story", understanding the attitudes and concerns of community, consumer, employee, and public interest groups. The other functions such as "social responsibility" mentioned above are a societal function. Public relations ...

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