Dominance, Deference, and Egalitarianism in Organizational Interaction: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Power and Politeness

Organization Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 544-556

  Morand, David A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egalitarian; Language; Politeness; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030506646     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.7.5.544     Document Type: Article

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