Using a GSS to support virtual team-building: A theoretical framework

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-89

  Huang, Wayne W ^a   Wei, Kwok Kee ^b   Lim, John ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Framework; Group support systems; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEM; TEAM BUILDING; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041473558     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2003010104     Document Type: Article

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