Generally unseen challenges in uncertainty management: An application of problematic integration theory

Uncertainty, Information Management, and Disclosure Decisions: Theories and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 9-25

  Babrow, Austin S ^a   Matthias, Marianne S ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85075298950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203933046-9     Document Type: Chapter

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