The technical communication research landscape

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-173

  Blakeslee, Ann M ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Research; Research challenges; Research funding; Research quality; Scholarship; Technical communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249201387     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: 15524574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651908328880     Document Type: Article

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