Why do we ReachOut? Functions of a semi-persistent peer support tool

Proceedings of the International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 161-169

  Jacovi, Michal ^a   Soroka, Vladimir ^a   Ur, Sigalit ^a  

^a IBM HAIFA RESEARCH LAB   (Israel)

Author keywords

Informal communication; Peer support; Workplace collaboration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMAL COMMUNICATION; INSTANT MESSAGING (IM); PEER SUPPORT; WORKPLACE COLLABORATION;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 18744365193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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