"So what shall we talk about": Openings and closings in chat-based virtual meetings

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 150-170

  Markman, Kris M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chat; Computer mediated communication; Conversation analysis; Groups; Internet; Meeting talk; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349171847     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943608325751     Document Type: Article

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