Ombuds processes and disputant reconciliation

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 318-342

  Harrison, Tyler R ^a   Morrill, Calvin ^b  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispute Resolution; Normative Pragmatics; Ombuds; Ombudsman; Reconciliation; Social Context

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844221471     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0090988042000276005     Document Type: Article

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