Computer mediated teamwork and the efficiency framework: Exploring the influence of synchrony and cues on media satisfaction and outcome success

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1108-1119

  Nowak, Kristine L ^a   Watt, James ^b   Walther, Joseph B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated teamwork; Efficiency; Media satisfaction; Outcome success

Indexed keywords

CO-PRESENCE; COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS; FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION RESEARCHES; MEDIA SATISFACTION; OUTCOME SUCCESS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS; USER SATISFACTION;

E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 67650090517     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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