Reducing status effects with computer-mediated communication: Evidence from two distinct national cultures

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-141

  Tan, Bernard C Y ^a,b   Wei, Kwok Kee ^c,d,e   Watson, Richard T ^f,g   Walczuch, Rita M ^f,h  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Information Systems Division

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication medium; Computer mediated communication; National culture; Status effects; Task type

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032223755     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.1998.11518199     Document Type: Article

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