Communication in intercultural interaction: An empirical investigation of idiocentric and sociocentric communication styles

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-154

  Pekerti, Andre A ^a   Thomas, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Communication; Intercultural; Relationship orientation; Task orient ation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037227751     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022102250724     Document Type: Article

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