Social constructionism

Engaging Organizational Communication Theory and Research: Multiple Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 35-55

  Allen, Brenda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781452204536.n3     Document Type: Chapter

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