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An Overview of Business Writing: Challenges and Solutions

By: Arina Greavu  
Open Access
|May 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2019-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 60 - 71
Published on: May 16, 2019
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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