Virtual team meetings: An analysis of communication and context

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2558-2580

  Anderson, A H ^a   McEwan, R ^b   Bal, J ^c   Carletta, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication analyses; Distributed group working; Multimedia communications; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; VIDEO CONFERENCING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMMUNICATION ANALYSES; DISTRIBUTED GROUP WORKING; MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33947599739     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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