Whistle while you work: The Disney Company and the Global Division of Labor

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 374-389

  Tracy, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 34548213063     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859999023004005     Document Type: Article

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