The structuring of shared voluntary standards in the U.S. semiconductor industry: Communicating to reach agreement

Communication Monographs

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 220-243

  Browning, Larry D ^a   Beyer, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Semiconductor industry; Standards; Structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038979604     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637759809376449     Document Type: Article

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