Electronic Mail and Organizational Communication: Does Saying "Hi" Really Matter?

Organization Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 685-698

  Sarbaugh Thompson, Marjorie ^a   Feldman, Martha S ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Availability; Co presence; Electronic Mail; Greetings; Organizational Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032286661     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.9.6.685     Document Type: Article

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