Relative importance of stakeholders: Analysing speech acts in a layoff

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 837-852

  Guild, Wendy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0036392279     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.170     Document Type: Article

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