A design approach for collaboration processes: A multimethod design science study in collaboration engineering

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 225-256

  Kolfschoten, Gwendolyn ^a   De Vreede, Gert Jan ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration engineering; Design science; Facilitation; Group support systems (GSS); Pattern language

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION ENGINEERING; DESIGN SCIENCE; FACILITATION; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS (GSS); PATTERN LANGUAGE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LINGUISTICS; PROCESS DESIGN;

DESIGN;

EID: 69249106016     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222260109     Document Type: Article

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