Media Selection and Managerial Characteristics in Organizational Communications

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 151-175

  Russ, Gail S ^a   Daft, Richard L ^b   Lengel, Robert H ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 84964193283     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318990004002002     Document Type: Article

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