The compatibility of corrective action in organizational crisis communication

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-74

  Sellnow, Timothy L ^a   Ulmer, Robert R ^b   Snider, Michelle ^c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolstering; Correction; Crisis; Denial; Image restoration; Legitimacy; Mortification; Organizational communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933475994     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379809370084     Document Type: Article

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