Using Internet-Based, Distributed Collaborative Writing Tools to Improve Coordination and Group Awareness in Writing Teams

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 277-297

  Lowry, Paul Benjamin ^a   Nunamaker, Jay F ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative writing (CW); Distributed work; Group awareness; Group support systems; Group writing; Media richness theory

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; INTERNET; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WORD PROCESSING;

COLLABORATIVE WRITING (CW); GROUP AWARENESS; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MEDIA RICHNESS THEORY;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 0346055341     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2003.819640     Document Type: Article

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