Bridging cultural diversity through E-mail

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 46-60

  Shachaf, Pnina ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communications; Cultural Diversity; E mail; Global Virtual Teams; Intercultural Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749630830     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2005.10856396     Document Type: Article

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