A Work-In-Process Literature Review: Incorporating Social Media in Risk and Crisis Communication

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-122

  Veil, Shari R ^a   Buehner, Tara ^b   Palenchar, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79955908137     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2011.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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