A Sequential Analysis of Procedural Meeting Communication: How Teams Facilitate Their Meetings

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-388

  Lehmann Willenbrock, Nale ^a   Allen, Joseph A ^b   Kauffeld, Simone ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Interaction Analysis; Lag Sequential Analysis; Meeting Effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886433409     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2013.844847     Document Type: Article

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