Fight, flight or freeze: Assumed reactions of the public during a crisis

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 207-214

  Wester, Misse ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION; PROBABILITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 82555183993     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2011.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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