Asynchronous and distributed process improvement: The role of collaborative technologies

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-110

  Kock, Ned ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Asynchronous group support systems; E mail conferencing; Process improvement; Quality improvement; Re engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035626084     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.2001.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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