Impact of communication medium on task performance and satisfaction: An examination of media-richness theory

Information and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 295-312

  Suh, Kil Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Communication media; Computer conferencing; Media richness theory; Social psychology; Video conferencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001238488     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(98)00097-4     Document Type: Article

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