Unpacking the Network Processes and Outcomes of Online and Offline Humanitarian Collaboration

Communication Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 88-116

  Lai, Chih Hui ^a   She, Bing ^b   Ye, Xinyue ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster response; network analysis; organizational collaboration; social media; voluntary sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014924977     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650215616862     Document Type: Article

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