Assessing the role and efficacy of communication strategies in times of crisis

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 297-309

  Evans, Claire ^a   O'Malley Hammersley, Geraldine ^a   Robertson, Maxine ^b  

^a Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Employee communications; Organizational change; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986064593     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590110401773     Document Type: Article

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