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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810938903321

Autore

Kimmel Allan J

Titolo

Rumors and rumor control : a manager's guide to understanding and combatting rumors / / Allan J. Kimmel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, NJ, : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004

ISBN

1-135-64709-7

1410609502

1-135-64710-0

1-282-32107-2

9786612321078

1-4106-0950-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

LEA's communication series

Disciplina

659.2

Soggetti

Communication in management

Rumor

Crisis management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-245) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; PART I: UNDERSTANDING RUMORS AND RUMOR TRANSMISSION; PART II: COMBATTING RUMORS IN THE MARKETPLACE AND WORKPLACE; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a thorough examination of rumors and proposes strategies for organizations to use in combatting rumors that occur both internally and externally. Author Allan J. Kimmel explores the rumor phenomenon and distinguishes it as a distinct form of communication. He looks at psychological and social processes underlying rumor transmission to understand the circumstances under which people invent and circulate rumors. In addition, he examines how rumors are spread--both interpersonally and through mediated processes--and offers strategies for organizations to respond to rumors when th