What's in a name?: An exploration of the social dynamics of forms of address in organizations

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 422-451

  Morand, David A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14844330425     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318996009004003     Document Type: Article

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