The restructuring and reengineering of AT&T: Analysis of a public relations crisis using organizational theory

Public Relations Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-251

  Christen, Cindy T ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

AT T; Crisis management; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044395119     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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