Influences on creativity in asynchronous virtual teams: A qualitative analysis of experimental teams

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-39

  Ocker, Rosalie J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication (CMC); Creativity; Distributed teams; Distributed work; Grounded theory; Group interaction processes; New product development; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TELECONFERENCING;

ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL TEAMS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC); CREATIVITY; DISTRIBUTED TEAMS; DISTRIBUTED WORK; GROUNDED THEORY; GROUP INTERACTION PROCESSES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 15044351150     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2004.843294     Document Type: Article

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