Workplace interactions and the polymorphic role of e-mail

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-324

  O'Kane, Paula ^a   Palmer, Mark ^b   Hargie, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic mail; Information management; Social interaction; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250368793     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730710752193     Document Type: Article

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