Does medium matter? A comparison of initial meeting modes for virtual teams

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-391

  Han, Hyo Joo ^a   Hiltz, Starr Roxanne ^b   Fjermestad, Jerry ^c   Wang, Yuanqiong ^d  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Jersey Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST); asynchronous computer mediated communication (CMC); desktop audioconferencing; desktop videoconferencing; group decision support systems (GDSS); group support systems (GSS); Media Richness Theory (MRT); virtual teams (VT)

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GROUP THEORY; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

ADAPTIVE STRUCTURATION THEORY; ASYNCHRONOI COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DESKTOP AUDIOCONFERENCING; DESKTOP VIDEOCONFERENCING; GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEM; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MEDIA RICHNESS THEORY; MEDIUM RICHNESS THEORY; VIRTUAL TEAM;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 83755170419     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2011.2175759     Document Type: Article

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