Narrative and Research in Professional Communication

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 330-351

  Blyler, Nancy Roundy ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030545819     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651996010003003     Document Type: Article

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