Object-oriented activity support: A model for integrated CSCW systems

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-124

  Teege, Gunnar ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity design; Activity support; Integrated CSCW; Object oriented paradigm; Workflow support

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

ACTIVITY DESIGN; COLLABORATIVE WORK; INTEGRATED SUPPORT; OBJECT ORIENTED ACTIVITY SUPPORT; WORKFLOW SUPPORT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0029719713     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00141937     Document Type: Article

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