The Employment of Dialogic Principles in Website, Facebook, and Twitter Platforms of Environmental Nonprofit Organizations

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 590-605

  Kim, Daejoong ^a   Chun, Heasun ^b   Kwak, Youngsun ^c   Nam, Yoonjae ^d  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dialogic loop; dialogic principles; environmental organizations; Facebook; Internet; nonprofit organizations; public relations; social media; Twitter; websites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907174047     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439314525752     Document Type: Article

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