Instant messaging in Global software teams

International Journal of e-Collaboration

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 43-63

  Zhang, Suling ^a   Felix Kobler ^b   Marilyn Tremaine, ^c   Allen E Milewski, ^d  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive Structuration Theory; Collaboration Management; Collaboration Management Tools; Instant Messaging (IM); Team Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956291360     PISSN: 15483673     EISSN: 15483681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jec.2010070103     Document Type: Article

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