Do business communication technology tools meet learner needs?

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-162

  Dufrene, Debbie D ^a   Lehman, Carol M ^b   Kellermanns, Franz W ^b   Pearson, Rodney A ^b  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive styles; Learning styles; Technology mediated learning; Virtual learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 65149101445     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1080569909334012     Document Type: Article

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