Effective maintenance communication in superior-subordinate relationships

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-208

  Lee, Jaesub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0032379569     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319809374605     Document Type: Article

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