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Number of Pages: 232 Pages

Publication Name: Work of Communication : Relational Perspectives on Working and Organizing in Contemporary Capitalism

Language: English

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Year: 2019

Subject: Business Communication / General, Organizational Behavior, General, Management

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 16.6 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Karen L. Ashcraft, Francois Cooren, Timothy Kuhn

Subject Area: Business & Economics

Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society Ser.

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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