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Online crisis management

Abstract

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<p>The purpose of the study was to learn if public relations practitioners are using the Internet to its fullest capacity, when responding to crisis situations. The study attempted to find out if public relations practitioners had the necessary tools in place to respond to a crisis online.</p> <p>The sample originally selected consisted of 515 United States public relations practitioners, all members of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and listed under the State of Pennsylvania. A survey consisting of 13 multiple-choice questions was posted on surveymonkey.com with a link included in the body copy of the query letter emailed to the sample.</p> <p>The following major finding of this study was:</p> <p>1) Most public relations practitioners are not ready to deal with a crisis online.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
M.A. in Public Relations
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Public Relations & Advertising
Year dc:date.available
2004

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Rushwaya, Mauru
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Bagin, Don

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1230
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2230

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2026-07-24
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citation

Rushwaya, Mauru. Online crisis management. Thesis thesis, 2004. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1230