The Hierarchy of an Online Gaming Community: A Study of the Managerial Structure of Syndicate Gamers

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  • Gregory C. Mabry
  • Christopher Y. Frank
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IJVCSN

دوره 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016