Part II - How newcomers learn to write: Resources for guiding newcomers

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-174

  Katz, Susan M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational communication; Spontaneous vs. formal training; Writing in the workplace

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 0032165796     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.712348     Document Type: Article

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