When Are Group Scheduling Tools Useful?

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-70

  Mosier, Jane N ^a   Tammaro, Susan G ^a  

^a MITRE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical mass; Diffusion of innovation; Group calendaring; Group scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

GROUP CALENDARING; MEETING MAKER VERSION 1.5 RESEARCH GROUP SCHEDULING TOOL;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0030655278     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008684204655     Document Type: Article

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