Collaborative activities in virtual settings: A knowledge management perspective of telemedicine

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 143-176

  Paul, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Knowledge management; Telemedicine; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION THEORY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL SETTINGS;

TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33748621763     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222220406     Document Type: Article

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