Speaking up competently: A comparison of perceived competence in upward dissent strategies

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-234

  Kassing, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Communication competence; Employee dissent; Organizational dissent; Superior subordinates communication; Upward communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149111447     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810500230651     Document Type: Article

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