When does the medium matter? Knowledge-building experiences and opportunities in decision-making teams

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-37

  Alge, Bradley J ^a   Wiethoff, Carolyn ^b   Klein, Howard J ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication effectiveness; Computer mediated groups; Decision making; Human technology interaction; Remote management; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037621924     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-5978(02)00524-1     Document Type: Review

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