The Impact of Profitability, Certainty, and Degree of Fine on the Persuasiveness of Environmental Assessment Reports

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-192

  Clark, Thomas ^a   Gunnarsson, Candace ^a   Skeldon, Kyle ^a   Amshoff, Heidi ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990318019     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194360203900202     Document Type: Article

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