Face-to-face versus computer-mediated communication: A synthesis of the experimental literature

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-120

  Bordia, Prashant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0001856469     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194369703400106     Document Type: Article

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