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The structure of communication behavior in simulated and actual crisis negotiations

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The structure of communication behavior in simulated and actual crisis negotiations. / Taylor, P J ; Donald, I .
In: Human Communication Research, Vol. 30, No. 4, 10.2004, p. 443-478.

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Taylor PJ, Donald I. The structure of communication behavior in simulated and actual crisis negotiations. Human Communication Research. 2004 Oct;30(4):443-478. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2004.tb00741.x

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Taylor, P J ; Donald, I . / The structure of communication behavior in simulated and actual crisis negotiations. In: Human Communication Research. 2004 ; Vol. 30, No. 4. pp. 443-478.

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