The Oxford Incident: Organizational culture's role in an anthrax crisis

Public Relations Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-472

  Wise, Kurt ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344010640     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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