A Round-Table Discussion of “Big” Data in Qualitative Organizational Communication Research

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 625-649

  Bisel, Ryan S ^a   Barge, J Kevin ^b   Dougherty, Debbie S ^c   Lucas, Kristen ^d   Tracy, Sarah J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84911949587     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318914549952     Document Type: Article

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