Can a lean e-mail medium be used for rich communication? A psychological perspective

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 269-274

  Huang, W ^a   Watson, R T ^b   Wei, Kk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 22444456284     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000302     Document Type: Article

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