Interactional influence in the structuring of media use in groups influence in members' perceptions of group decision support system use

Human Communication Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 451-481

  Contractor, Noshir S ^a   Seibold, David R ^b   Heller, Mark A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California ^*

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EID: 0001858040     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1996.tb00375.x     Document Type: Article

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