Lessons from a martial arts dojo: A prolonged process model of high-context communication

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 567-591

  Cole, Benjamin M ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84946165596     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0986     Document Type: Article

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