Communication apprehension and receiver apprehension in the workplace

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 430-440

  Winiecki, Kaidren Leigh ^a   Ayres, Joe ^b  

^a South Puget Sound Community College   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication apprehension; Organizational communication; Receiver apprehension; State ca; Trait ca

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744448615     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379909385572     Document Type: Article

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