Cultural difference and adaptation of communication styles in computer-mediated group brainstorming

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 669-678

  Wang, Hao Chuan ^a   Fussell, Susan R ^a,b   Setlock, Leslie D ^b  

^a Social Dynamics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cross cultural communication; Group brainstorming; Group creativity

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE GROUPS; COMMUNICATION MEDIUM; COMMUNICATION STYLES; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; GROUP BRAINSTORMING; GROUP CREATIVITY;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84892467056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1518701.1518806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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