The Talking Point: Creating An Environment For Exploring Complex Meaning (P...

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Book Title: Talking Point Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex : Meaning a Collaborative Project of the Institute for 21st Century Agoras

Item Length: 9.2in.

Item Height: 0.5in.

Item Width: 6.1in.

Author: Thomas R. Flanagan, Alexander N. Christakis

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Human Resources & Personnel Management, Communication Studies, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Management Science, Management

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Business & Economics, Language Arts & Disciplines

Item Weight: 11.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 230 Pages