An Adaptive Workforce as the Foundation for E-Collaboration

Abstract

E-collaboration, while having its roots in electronic technology such as telephones and other rudimentary electronic devices, has expanded dramatically with today's plethora of computer-supported cooperation and computer-mediated communication. E-collaboration technologies have transformed the "world of work" as we know it today. These technologies are undeniably the predominant factor facilitating the globalization of business, and they have transformed the fundamentals of interpersonal interaction within and across organizations. Given the tremendous changes being imposed by e-collaboration technologies, we must consider the subsequent changes be elicited at the individual (or human) level. In order words, how are the users adapting not only to the technologies themselves, but to the new "world of work" that the technologies have created?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475522

Entities

People

  • Charlene K. Stokes
  • Daniel H. Schwartz
  • Joseph B Lyons
  • Stephanie D. Swindler

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Computer Communications
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Globalization
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Video Teleconferencing

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics