Coordinating joint design work: The role of communication and artefacts

Design Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-288

  Perry, Mark ^a   Sanderson, Duncan ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Collaborative design; Computer supported design; Engineering design; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

COLLABORATIVE DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ISSUE BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032121287     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0142-694x(98)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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