The organisation of external communication disciplines in UK companies: A conceptual and empirical analysis of dimensions and determinants

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 413-438

  Cornelissen, Joep R ^a   Thorpe, Richard ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Amsterdam ^*

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication organisation; Corporate affairs; Marketing communications; Public relations; Stakeholder and external relations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649110216     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194360103800402     Document Type: Article

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