The status of the business communication course at U.S. colleges and universities

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-413

  Russ, Travis L ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Audit; Business communication; Course content; Instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449377185     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: 15524191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1080569909349524     Document Type: Article

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