Integrated collaboration across distributed sites: The perils of process and the promise of practice

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-54

  David, Gary C ^a   Chand, Donald ^a   Newell, Sue ^a   Resende Santos, João ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer supported cooperative work; Global collaboration; Global virtual teams; Relationship management; Trust; Workplace studies; World systems theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449119543     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000126     Document Type: Article

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