Distributed Computer-Supported Team Work: A Reasearch Paradigm

Abstract

The research in this report focuses on the viability of distributed, interacting, computer-supported team work and the factors that might impact the effective performance of such groups. Distributed refers to groups whose members are geographically separated; computer-supported refers to computer software that permits team members to 'screen share' as well as exchange files, and interacting refers to groups working synchronously on a task. This report examines the concept of a distributed group; including different configurations of distributed team work and the restrictions they impose on group process.... Team-work, Distributed environment, Communications

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA268572

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  • Charles Parsons
  • Dennis Nagao

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