Communicating in a Collaborating Group: A Longitudinal Network Analysis

Communication Monographs

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-474

  Walker, Kasey L ^a   Stohl, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bona Fide Group; Collaboration; Interorganizational; Social Network Analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869755477     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2012.723810     Document Type: Article

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