Coevolution of communication and knowledge networks in transactive memory systems: Using computational models for theoretical development

Communication Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-250

  Palazzolo, Edward T ^a   Serb, Dana A ^b   She, Yuechuan ^b   Su, Chunke ^b   Contractor, Noshir S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COMMUNICATION; MODEL;

EID: 33646748265     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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