Communication practice as corporate business performance: An empirical approach

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Harrop, Brian ^a   Varey, Richard J ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; Core competences; Mass media; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992944095     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb046563     Document Type: Review

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