The value of language: Concept, perspectives, and policies

Corporate Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-382

  Dhir, Krishna S ^a  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets management; Business planning; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344452903     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280510630151     Document Type: Article

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