Exploring the relationship between communication risk perception and communication portfolio

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-146

  Lee, Chei Sian ^a   Watson Manheim, Mary Beth ^b   Ramaprasad, Arkalgud ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Information and communication technology; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COMMUNICATION PORTFOLIO; COMMUNICATION RISK PERCEPTION; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34250157394     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2007.897608     Document Type: Article

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