Comparing the effectiveness of face to face and computer mediated collaboration

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 383-395

  Hatem, Wadhah Amer ^a   Kwan, Alan ^a   Miles, John ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour profile; Collaboration; Communication; Emotions; Number of exchanges; Team productivity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR PROFILE; COLLABORATION; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DESIGN TASKS; EMOTIONS; FACE TO FACE; HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS; REMOTE COLLABORATION; SIMILAR DESIGN; WORKING FACE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84859595903     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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