W. Timothy Coombs (PhD Purdue University in Public Affairs and Issues Management) is a senior partner with Center for Risk Communication and a Fellow with the International Communication Association. His primary areas of research are crisis communication and CSR including the award-winning book Ongoing Crisis Communication. He is the current editor for Corporation Communication:  An International Journal.  His research has appeared in Management Communication Quarterly, Public Relations Review, Corporate Reputation Review, Journal of Public Relations Research, Journal of Communication Management, Business Horizons, and the Journal of Business Communication.

• 1. A Short Introduction to the Case Study Method2. Crisis Capsules3. Pampers and Dry Max Chemical Burn Rumor4. Hershey, Cocoa, and Child Slavery/Labor Abuse5. Cadbury Salmonella Recall6. Peanut Butter Paste Recall of 20097. Tetra Pak, Nestle and ITX8. Nestlé and Greenpeace Disagree over Palm Oil Sourcing9. Carrefour, China, and the Olympic Torch Relay10. Sparboe Farms and McDonald’s Part Company over Animal Cruelty11. BP Texas City Explosion12. Sigg and BPA13. West Pharmaceutical Services’ Dust Explosion14. Jensen Farm, Listeria, and Cantaloupe15. Chick-fil-A and the Dangers of Social Issues16. The Bhopal Tragedy17. Odwalla and E. Coli18. ValuJet Flight 592 and the End of a Brand19. Greenpeace Pressures H&M to Detox the Garment Industry

Very well put together. I will be referring to it as a supplementary reading resource.