An Integrated Framework for Group Support Systems

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-107

  Fjermestad, Jerry ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Framework; Group support systems (GSS); Integrative; Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342872374     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327744joce0802_1     Document Type: Article

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