The situational theory of publics in a different cultural setting: consumer publics in Singapore

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-332

  Sriramesh, Krishnamurthy ^a   Moghan, Saminathan ^b   Kwok Wei, Daniel Lim ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Department of Arts Yishun Junior College   (Singapore)

^c Hewlett Packard Singapore (Private) Limited   (Singapore)

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EID: 70349773765     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260701402424     Document Type: Article

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