Conflict management in groups that work in two different communication contexts: Face-to-face and computer-mediated communication

Small Group Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 481-508

  Zornoza, Ana ^a   Ripoll, Pilar ^a   Peiró, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 0036374680     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104649602237167     Document Type: Article

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