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Does severity matter?: An investigation of crisis severity from defensive attribution theory perspective

Zhou, Ziyuan, Ki, Eyun-Jung·2018·Public Relations Review
DOI 10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.08.008
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Authors
Zhou, Z., & Ki, E.-J.
Venue
Public Relations Review
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-11
Volume
44
Issue
4
Pages
610-618
ISSN
0363-8111
DOI
10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.08.008
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83
References
1
Language
en
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