Language-based communication zones in international business communication

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 372-412

  Babcock, Richard D ^a   Du Babcock, Bertha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Communication zones; Global communication; International business communication; Language proficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444449448     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194360103800401     Document Type: Article

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