Communicating sensitive business issues: Part 1

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-43

  Dickson, David A ^a   Rainey, Seanenne ^a   Hargie, Owen D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; Focus groups; Interviews; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986166757     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280310458902     Document Type: Review

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