TY - JOUR AB - Investigates the conventional wisdom concerning consumer responses associated with product defect during a product‐harm crisis. Reports on an experiment relying primarily on three generally recognized factors: company′s reputation, external effects from regulatory agencies and the press, and organizational responses. Shows that over‐reliance on these areas may mask hidden variables which can prove counterproductive to crisis abatement. VL - 28 IS - 2 SN - 0309-0566 DO - 10.1108/03090569410055265 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03090569410055265 AU - Siomkos George J. AU - Kurzbard Gary PY - 1994 Y1 - 1994/01/01 TI - The Hidden Crisis in Product‐harm Crisis Management T2 - European Journal of Marketing PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 30 EP - 41 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -