Corporate news structure and the managerial revolution

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-121

  Demers, David ^a   Merskin, Debra ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034422875     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327736ME1302_4     Document Type: Article

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