Organizational blogs and the human voice: Relational strategies and relational outcomes

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 395-414

  Kelleher, Tom ^a,b   Miller, Barbara M ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC RELATIONS; WEBSITES;

CONDITION; HUMAN VOICE; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; OPERATIONAL DEFINITION; ORGANISATIONAL; WEB-PAGE; WEB-SITES;

BLOGS;

EID: 32244443918     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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