Power and politeness: Administrative writing in an "organized anarchy"

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-27

  Graham, Margaret Baker ^a   David, Carol ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344457866     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651996010001001     Document Type: Article

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