Consider this: A comparison of factors contributing to employees' expressions of dissent

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 342-355

  Kassing, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee Dissent; Organizational Democracy; Organizational Participation; Superior Subordinate Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551636928     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370802240825     Document Type: Article

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