Usable collaborative email requirements using activity theory

Informatica (Ljubljana)

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-83

  Uden, Lorna ^a   Kumaresan, Aravind ^a   Salmenjoki, Kimmo ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Context; Email; Interface design; Requirement analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; HISTORY; TOOLS;

ACTIVITY THEORY; INTERFACE DESIGN; REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC MAIL;

ACTIVITY THEORY; ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION; CONTEXT; INTERFACE DESIGNS; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS; REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

EID: 34247857574     PISSN: 03505596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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