Is proficiency in social networks

ICIS 2007 Proceedings - Twenty Eighth International Conference on Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kane, Gerald C ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Groups; Health IS; Human information processing; IS management; IS usage; Networks; Social entities; Socio technical approach; Type of IS support; User training

Indexed keywords

GROUPS; HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING; IS USAGE; SOCIAL ENTITIES; SOCIO-TECHNICAL APPROACH; USER TRAINING;

BIONICS; HEALTH CARE; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84870969690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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