Toward a theory of motivated information management

Communication Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-190

  Afifi, Walid A ^a   Weiner, Judith L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2642570185     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00310.x     Document Type: Article

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