The impact of group process variables on the effectiveness of distance collaboration groups

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 629-648

  González, Mauricio G ^a   Burke, Michael J ^b   Santuzzi, Alecia M ^c   Bradley, Jill C ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated groups; Distance collaboration; Electronic communication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTERS; EDUCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GROUP PROCESSES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0038347210     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(02)00084-5     Document Type: Article

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