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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: Mardyks, Stephan, 1962- author. | Varallo, Vince, 1973- author. |
Schmitz, Joerg, author.
Title: Leading in English : how to confidently communicate and inspire others
in the international workplace / Stephan Mardyks, Vince Varallo, Joerg Schmitz.
Description: Hoboken : Wiley, [2017] | Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017000482 (print) | LCCN 2017021062 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119361329 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119361336 (epub) | ISBN 9781119361305 (cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Communication in management. | English language–Rhetoric. |
Leadership.
Classification: LCC HF5718 (ebook) | LCC HF5718 .M369 2017 (print) |
DDC 658.4/52–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017000482
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