Communication Differences in Virtual Design Teams: Findings from a Multi-Method Analysis of High and Low Performing Experimental Teams

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-67

  Ocker, Rosalie J ^a   Fjermestad, Jerry ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication; Creativity; Distributed Software Development; Innovation; Software Design; Software Requirements Analysis; Virtual Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002551109     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1341971.1341977     Document Type: Article

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