Virtual team interaction styles: Assessment and effects

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-443

  Potter, Richard E ^a   Balthazard, Pierre A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer supported groups; Team interaction; Virtual team productivity; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; GROUPWARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

VIRTUAL TEAMS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0036556034     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2002.1001     Document Type: Article

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