The effectiveness of synchronous computer-mediated communication for solving hidden-profile problems: Further empirical evidence

Information and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Kerr, David S ^a   Murthy, Uday S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Group decision making; Hidden profile tasks; Information exchange and recall; Media richness theory; Synchronous communication

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; GROUP DECISION MAKING; HIDDEN-PROFILE TASKS; INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND RECALL; MEDIA RICHNESS THEORY; SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 63749106679     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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