Distributed communication as collective sociomaterial sensemaking in global software work

ICIS 2009 Proceedings - Thirtieth International Conference on Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vidolov, Simeon ^a   Kelly, Séamas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

And communication; Collective socio material sensemaking; Distributed collaboration; Global software work; Offshore

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION PRACTICES; CONDUIT MODEL; DISTRIBUTED COLLABORATION; DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS; DISTRIBUTED PROJECTS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; GLOBAL SOFTWARE WORK; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; OFF-SHORING; OFFSHORE; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT TEAM; SENSEMAKING; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84870971183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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