Designing discourse: A critical analysis of strategic ambiguity and workplace control

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 389-421

  Markham, Annette ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039404192     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318996009004002     Document Type: Article

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