Facing corrections in the workplace: The influence of perceived face threat on the consequences of managerial reproaches

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-234

  Carson, Christine L ^a   Cupach, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face threat; Facework; Fairness; Politeness; Reprimands; Reproaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034564035     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880009365572     Document Type: Article

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