Some conceptual and theoretical challenges for cross-cultural communication research in the 21st century

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-221

  Levine, Timothy R ^a   Park, Hee Sun ^a   Kim, Rachel K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross Cultural Communication; Culture; Intercultural Communication; Methodology; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449128586     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475750701737140     Document Type: Article

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