Understanding collaboration using new technologies: A structurational perspective

Information Society

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Evans, James ^a   Brooks, Laurence ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Information systems research; Structuration theory; Time and space

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644486274     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240490951971     Document Type: Article

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