Contingencies and communications in cyberspace: The World Wide Web and non-hierarchical co-ordination

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 215-224

  La Porte, Todd M ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 28244486107     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.00114     Document Type: Article

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