Collaboration and Collaborative Information Technologies: A Review of the Evidence

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 44-65

  Karsten, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adoption; Appropriation; Collaboration; Collaborative information technology; Implementation; Incorporation; Lotus Notes; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997472758     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/383371.383375     Document Type: Article

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