Employee perceptions of manager humor orientation, assertiveness, responsiveness, approach/avoidance strategies, and satisfaction

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-74

  Campbell, Kristen L ^a   Martin, Matthew M ^b   Wanzer, Melissa Bekelja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84902526426     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090109384783     Document Type: Article

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