Examination of how social aspects moderate the relationship between task characteristics and usage of social communication technologies (SCTs) in organizations

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 445-459

  Koo, Chulmo ^a   Wati, Yulia ^a   Jung, Jason J ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Media richness theory; Social communication technologies; Social factors; Social media

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MAIL; PERSONNEL; SOCIAL ASPECTS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION; MEDIA RICHNESS THEORY; SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS; SOCIAL FACTOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES; TASK CHARACTERISTICS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 80051469103     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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