Informal communication, sustainability, and the public writing work of organizations

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  McNely, Brian J ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

informal communication; microblogging; phatic; tummeling; Twitter; writing work

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL COMMUNICATION; MICROBLOGGING; PHATIC; TUMMELING; TWITTER;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 83455238087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2011.6087195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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