Facilitation of group communication: A critique of prior research and an agenda for future research

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 71-92

  Hirokawa, Randy Y ^a   Gouran, Dennis S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84965645155     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318989003001005     Document Type: Article

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