Organizational Colleagues, Media Richness, and Electronic Mail: A Test of the Social Influence Model of Technology Use

Communication Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 487-523

  Schmitz, Joseph ^a   Fulk, Janet ^a  

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EID: 84965751349     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365091018004003     Document Type: Article

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