The optimum level of argumentativeness for employed women

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 346-367

  Schullery, Nancy M ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54649084775     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194369803500303     Document Type: Review

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