Explicit and Implicit Structuring of Genres in Electronic Communication: Reinforcement and Change of Social Interaction

Organization Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-103

  Yates, JoAnne ^a   Orlikowski, Wanda J ^a   Okamura, Kazuo ^a  

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Author keywords

Electronic Communication; Genre; Mediation; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033430026     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.10.1.83     Document Type: Article

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