Communication processes for virtual organizations

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages

  DeSanctis, Gerardine ^a   Monge, Peter ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTSOURCING; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION; RISK MITIGATION; SCHOLARSHIP; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES;

EID: 0005051065     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00083.x     Document Type: Review

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