Information Seeking within Organizations

Human Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-242

  Morrison, Elizabeth Wolfe ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036243279     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/28.2.229     Document Type: Review

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