Technology-push and communication-pull forces driving message-based coordination performance

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-123

  Shih, Hung Pin ^a  

^a HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active communication context; Appropriate information sharing norms; E mail coordination; Need pull; Technology push

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INFORMATION THEORY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACTIVE COMMUNICATION CONTEXT; APPROPRIATE INFORMATION-SHARING NORMS; E-MAIL COORDINATION; NEED-PULL; TECHNOLOGY-PUSH;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33646185475     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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