Attribution Theory as a guide for post-crisis communication research

Public Relations Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-139

  Coombs, W Timothy ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution Theory; Crisis; Crisis communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247499589     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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