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Special Section: Advancing theory on marketing responses to mitigate the negative consequences of brand crises

The dynamic of employees’ trust in their organisation in a corporate brand crisis: the bounce-back effect of organisational identification

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Pages 260-288 | Received 04 Oct 2022, Accepted 05 Sep 2023, Published online: 01 Nov 2023

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