An exploratory study of the failure of online organisational communication

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 302-316

  Molesworth, Mike ^a   Denegri Knott, Janice ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications; Communities; Data handling; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097741     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280410564048     Document Type: Article

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