Age-differentiated communication in organizations: Perspectives from Thailand and the United States

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  McCann, Robert M ^a   Giles, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Communication accommodation theory; Cross cultural differences; Elderly; Intergenerational communication; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950151754     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090601120841     Document Type: Article

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