Task, technology, and tailoring in communicative action: An in-depth analysis of group communication

Information and Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-46

  Germonprez, Matt ^a   Zigurs, Ilze ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication systems; Communicative action; Group communication; Task technology fit; Technology tailoring; User behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549094498     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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