Perceptions of competence in public relations students’ writing

Education + Training

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 94-104

  Tench, Ralph ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer based training; Employers; Public relations; Skills; Students; Written communications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170631     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005422     Document Type: Article

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