Being First Means Being Credible? Examining the Impact of Message Source on Organizational Reputation

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 124-130

  Spence, Patric R ^a   Lachlan, Kenneth A ^b   Omilion Hodges, Leah M ^c   Goddard, Amanda K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

crisis Communication; Press Release; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894295003     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2013.846259     Document Type: Article

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