Comparing the task effectiveness of instant messaging and electronic mail for geographically dispersed teams in Taiwan

Computer Standards and Interfaces

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 626-634

  Hung, Shin Yuan ^a   Huang, Albert H ^b   Yen, David C ^c   Chang, Chia Ming ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TATUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication media; Electronic mail; Instant messaging; Media richness theory; Task technology fit theory

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); USER INTERFACES;

COMMUNICATION MEDIA; INSTANT MESSAGING; MEDIA RICHNESS THEORY; MEDIA SELECTION; TASK-TECHNOLOGY FIT THEORY;

MESSAGE PASSING;

EID: 34548137664     PISSN: 09205489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csi.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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