The dire need for multiculturalism in public relations education: An Asian perspective

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-70

  Sriramesh, Krishnamurthy ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Culture; International public relations; Multicultural public relations; Multicultural public relations education; Personal influence model; Public relations in Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989882009     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540310807250     Document Type: Article

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