E-cooperative design among mechanical and electrical engineers: Implications for communication between professional cultures

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 231-249

  Delinchant, Benoit ^a   Riboulet, Vincent ^b   Gerbaud, Laurent ^a   Marin, Philippe ^b   Noël, Frédéric ^b   Wurtz, Frédéric ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ELECTROTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

Collaborative design; Electrical and mechanical engineering; Internet based information exchange; Professional culture; Shared objects; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ENGINEERS; INTERNET; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

INTERNET-BASED COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 0036902763     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2002.805149     Document Type: Article

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