Identifying Influence: Development and Validation of the Connectivity, Persuasiveness, and Maven Scales

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 178-196

  Boster, Franklin J ^a   Kotowski, Michael R ^b   Andrews, Kyle R ^c   Serota, Kim ^a,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 79551501016     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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