Attribution versus compassion: The City of Chicago's response to the E2 crisis

Public Relations Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-356

  Wise, Kurt ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Compassion; Crisis; Crisis communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043177771     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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