An indirect style in business communication

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-100

  Ding, Daniel D ^a  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication style; Confucius; Ethics; Human relationships; Indirectness; Society

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744432858     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: 15524574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651905281051     Document Type: Review

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