The use of computer-mediated communication in an interorganizational context

Decision Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 513-555

  Kettinger, William J ^a   Grover, Varun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic mail; Internet; Interorganizational computer mediated communication; Usage model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031319081     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1997.tb01321.x     Document Type: Article

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