Being (im)polite in New Zealand workplaces: Māori and Pākehā leaders

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 712-729

  Schnurr, Stephanie ^a   Marra, Meredith ^a   Holmes, Janet ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross cultural interaction; Ethnicity; Humour; Leadership; Meetings; Workplace discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847174941     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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