Minding the gaps: Understanding technology interdependence and coordination in knowledge work

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 713-730

  Bailey, Diane E ^a   Leonardi, Paul M ^b   Chong, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Engineering; Interdependence; Knowledge work; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957004455     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0473     Document Type: Article

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