Online social media in the workplace: A conversation with employees

The Psychology of Workplace Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 284-304

  Landers, Richard N ^a   Goldberg, Andrea S ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b I O psychologist Digital Culture Consulting specializing in strategy insights and training in social media   (United States)

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EID: 84920495121     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203735565     Document Type: Chapter

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