The influence of intercultural communication apprehension and socio‐communicative orientation on uncertainty reduction during initial cross‐cultural interaction

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-99

  Neuliep, James W ^a   Ryan, Daniel J ^b  

^a ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural interaction; Intercultural communication apprehension; socio communicative orientation; uncertainty reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006467077     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379809370086     Document Type: Article

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