Impact of communication medium and computer support on group perceptions and performance: A comparison of face-to-face and dispersed meetings

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 465-488

  Chidambaram, Laku ^a   Jones, Beth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audio conferencing; Communication media; Dispersed remote meeting support; Electronic meeting systems; Group decision support systems; Group perceptions; Group performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349161294     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/249588     Document Type: Article

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