The supervisor: The linchpin of employee relations

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-129

  Therkelsen, David J ^a   Fiebich, Christina L ^b  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee communication; Human resources practices; Organisation loyalty; Supervisor as communicator; Supervisor training; Workplace climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992989938     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540410807592     Document Type: Article

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