Virtual worlds: A performative perspective on globally distributed, immersive work

Information Systems Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 810-821

  Schultze, Ulrike ^a   Orlikowski, Wanda J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Identity; Performativity; Presence; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650650966     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1100.0321     Document Type: Article

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