Renewing connections and changing relations: Use of information and communication technology and cohesion in organizational groups

Communications

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-177

  Simons, Marianne E ^a   De Ridder, Jan A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

(Social) effects of ICT; Intergroup relations; Organizational groups; Social cohesion; Social impact of CMC

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749088468     PISSN: 03412059     EISSN: 16134087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/comm.2004.011     Document Type: Article

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