What do Stakeholders Like on Facebook? Examining Public Reactions to Nonprofit Organizations' Informational, Promotional, and Community-Building Messages

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 280-299

  Saxton, Gregory D ^a   Waters, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 84901687454     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1062726X.2014.908721     Document Type: Article

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