Recasting the link between applied and theory research: Using applied findings to advance communication theory development

Communication Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-160

  Keyton, Joann ^a   Bisel, Ryan S ^b   Ozley, Raymond ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 65449121045     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2009.01339.x     Document Type: Article

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