Vertical and lateral information processing: The effects of gender, employee classification level, and media richness on communication and work outcomes

Human Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1239-1260

  Allen, David G ^a   Griffeth, Rodger W ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Gender; Media richness; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040600573     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679705001003     Document Type: Article

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