From text to context: An open systems approach to research in written business communication

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-110

  Suchan, Jim ^a   Dulek, Ron ^b,c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 54649083632     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194369803500106     Document Type: Article

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