"and Then She Said": Office Stories and What They Tell Us about Gender in the Workplace

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 274-296

  Herrick, Janne Weiland ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MBA Program   (United States)

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EID: 0033439752     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105065199901300303     Document Type: Article

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