On organizational apologia: A reconceptualization

Communication Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-211

  Rowland, Robert C ^a   Jerome, Angela M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4444295350     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00311.x     Document Type: Article

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