Behavioral dimensions of public relations leadership in organizations

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-309

  Choi, Jounghwa ^a   Choi, Yoonhyeung ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Leadership; Public relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992999051     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540911004588     Document Type: Article

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