Executive Perceptions of the Top 10 Soft Skills Needed in Today's Workplace

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 453-465

  Robles, Marcel M ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interpersonal skills; people skills; soft skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869067818     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: 15524191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1080569912460400     Document Type: Article

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