Effects of Communication Mode and Prediscussion Information Distribution Characteristics on Information Exchange in Groups

Information Systems Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 451-465

  Hightower, Ross ^a   Sayeed, Lutfus ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication Systems (CMCS); Group Support Systems (GSS); Information Sharing

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION MODE; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FACE TO FACE; GROUP MEMBERS; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIONS; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INFORMATION SHARING;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 0030353107     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.7.4.451     Document Type: Article

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