Work Practices, Nomadicity and the Mediational Role of Technology

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-136

  Ciolfi, Luigina ^a   De Carvalho, Aparecido Fabiano Pinatti ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; KEY CHARACTERISTICS; NOMADICITY; ROLE OF TECHNOLOGIES; WORK ACTIVITIES; WORK PRACTICES;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84899462594     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-014-9201-6     Document Type: Review

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