Intercultural conflict from a multilevel perspective: Trends, possibilities, and future directions

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-204

  Oetzel, John ^a   Dhar, Soumia ^b   Kirschbaum, Kris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intercultural Conflict; Multilevel Communication; Social Ecological Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957591249     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475750701737124     Document Type: Article

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