Conclusions on the domain, context, concepts, issues, and empirical avenues of public relations

Public Relations and Social Theory: Key Figures and Concepts

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 323-340

  Ihlen, Øyvind ^a,b   Verhoeven, Piet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Campus Evenstad   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84919552061     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203883235     Document Type: Chapter

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