Risk mitigation in virtual organizations

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages

  Grabowski, Martha ^a   Roberts, Karlene H ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ERROR REDUCTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK MITIGATION; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION (VO);

ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES;

EID: 0043239438     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00082.x     Document Type: Review

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