Problem Solving and Communicative Action: A Situational Theory of Problem Solving

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-149

  Kim, Jeong Nam ^a   Grunig, James E ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79551494522     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01529.x     Document Type: Article

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