Media, tasks, and communication processes: A theory of media synchronicity

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 575-600

  Dennis, Alan R ^a   Fuller, Robert M ^b   Valacich, Joseph S ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration technology; Communication; Convergence; Conveyance; Media capabilities; Media richness; Media theory

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION;

COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGY; CONVERGENCE; CONVEYANCE; MEDIA CAPABILITIES; MEDIA RICHNESS; MEDIA THEORY;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 50249186432     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148857     Document Type: Review

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