Ripples of Fear: The Diffusion of a Bank Panic

American Sociological Review

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 396-420

  Greve, Henrich R ^a  

^a Jay)   (Singapore)

Author keywords

bank panic; community similarity; diffusion; distrust; organizational audiences

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ETHNICITY; INFORMATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962144849     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122416629611     Document Type: Article

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