Making objectives common in performance appraisal interviews

Language and Communication

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-108

  Pälli, Pekka ^a   Lehtinen, Esa ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conversation analysis; Goal setting; Performance appraisal interviews; Superior subordinate communication; Writing practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908609790     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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