An institutional theory of organizational communication

Communication Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 356-377

  Lammers, John C ^a   Barbour, Joshua B ^a,b  

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

^b Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 33746886989     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00274.x     Document Type: Review

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