A longitudinal study of peer communication during job transfers: The impact of frequency, quality, and network multiplexity on adjustment

Human Communication Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-86

  Kramer, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0030514180     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1996.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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