Social support and acculturative stress in the multicultural workplace

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 310-334

  Amason, Patricia ^a   Allen, Myria Watkins ^b   Holmes, Susan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033266581     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889909365543     Document Type: Article

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