Coordination of collaborative activities: A framework for the definition of tasks interdependencies

Proceedings - 7th International Workshop on Groupware, CRIWG 2001

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 170-179

  Raposo, A B ^a   Magalhaes L P ^a   Ricarte, I L M ^a   Fuks, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUPWARE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION; COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS; COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; COORDINATION MODEL; COORDINATION POLICIES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84963857267     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CRIWG.2001.951845     Document Type: Conference Paper

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