Computer-Mediated Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Attributing Communication Errors to the Person Versus the Situation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-276

  Vignovic, Jane A ^a   Thompson, Lori Foster ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computer mediated communication; cross cultural communication; distributed work; fundamental attribution error; virtual teams

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CUES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LANGUAGE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77949574489     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018628     Document Type: Article

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