Creating heterogeneity - Evolving use of groupware in a network of freelancers

Computer Supported Cooperative Work: CSCW: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-409

  Törpel, Bettina ^a   Pipek, Volkmar ^b   Rittenbruch, Markus ^c  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolving use; Freelancers; Groupware fabric; Multiple approaches of groupware use; Multiple parallel experimental use; Objectification and appropriation; Organization wide groupware; Participatory design; Service network

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

PARALLEL EXPERIMENTAL USE; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; SERVICE NETWORK;

GROUPWARE;

EID: 0242406111     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026192900770     Document Type: Article

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