Equivocation in america and japan: A cross-national comparison of the effects of situational conflict and status

Communication Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-296

  Tanaka, Keiko Miyamoto ^a   Bell, Robert A ^a  

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EID: 0030548182     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365096023003002     Document Type: Article

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