Team size and technology fit: Participation, awareness, and rapport in distributed teams

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-77

  Bradner, Erin ^a   Mark, Gloria ^b   Hertel, Tammie D ^c  

^a AUTODESK RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Computer supported cooperative work; Distributed teaming; Rapport; Team size; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TELECONFERENCING;

COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISTRIBUTED TEAM SIZE; DISTRIBUTED TEAMING; RAPPORT; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 15044341568     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2004.843299     Document Type: Article

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