Management
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781305393462
Author: DAFT, Richard L.
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 17, Problem 7DQ
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Steps to be taken to handle negative publicity.
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Bad publicity might easily destroy reputations in a flash quicker than ever before now with the advancement of technology. With the boom of the internet and social media a bad press might spread an idea within a second to millions of people. Even though we cannot take back the whole bunch of ill effects of a false or bad publicity we still can minimize the damages.
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