Use of a groupware product: A test of three theoretical perspectives

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 35-45

  Lou, Hao ^a   Scamell, Richard ^b   Shah, Jaymeen R ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated Communication Systems; Critical Mass; Groupware; Lotus Notes; Media Richness; Social Influence and Use

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CRITICAL MASS; LOTUS NOTES; MEDIA RICHNESS; SOCIAL INFLUENCE;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

GROUPWARE;

EID: 33747496355     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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