The government communication decision wheel: toward a public relations model for the public sector

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 377-393

  Liu, Brooke Fisher ^a   Horsley, J Suzanne ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 59649085946     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260701402473     Document Type: Article

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