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Gaps in research and practice in social media-facilitated practices at work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2021

Julia Hylton Whitaker*
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Arlington–Department of Psychology
Amber Nicole Schroeder
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Arlington–Department of Psychology
Traci Megan Bricka
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Arlington–Department of Psychology
*
*Corresponding author. Email: julia.whitaker@mavs.uta.edu

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Footnotes

Amber Schroeder is now affiliated with Amazon. All activities relating to this article were completed prior to her change in affiliation.

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