One Word of Heart is Worth Three of Talent: Professional Communication Strategies in a Vietnamese Nonprofit Organization

Sarah Beth Hopton; Rebecca Walton

doi:10.1080/10572252.2018.1530033

One Word of Heart is Worth Three of Talent: Professional Communication Strategies in a Vietnamese Nonprofit Organization

Sarah Beth Hopton, Rebecca Walton

Appalachian State University

Utah State University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Technical Communication Quarterly
Volume	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2018.1530033
State	Published - Jan 2 2019

Disciplines

Public Relations and Advertising
Sociology
Curriculum and Instruction

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