Communication And Cooperation in the Virtual Workplace: Teamwork in Computer-Mediated-Communication - Couverture rigide

Sadowski-Rasters, Gaby; Duysters, Geert; Sadowski, Bert M.

 
9781845425876: Communication And Cooperation in the Virtual Workplace: Teamwork in Computer-Mediated-Communication
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1845425871 ISBN 13 : 9781845425876
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This innovative book explores the structure, growth and effectiveness of virtual communities in computer-mediated environments. In spite of initial enthusiasm, much uncertainty remains about the prospects of virtual teams and the technology that supports their collaboration. This book seeks to confront these issues and offers a unique insight into the realities of virtual working.

Combining both software and organizational learning perspectives, this important volume investigates the role of computer-mediated-communication (CMC) in dispersed teams, focusing particularly on the communication processes involved. By combining theoretical and case study material, the authors argue that successful teamwork can be achieved without face-to-face contact, even whilst undertaking unstructured and non-routine tasks. These comprehensive case studies show that by changing the structure of the organization in addition to the use of advanced technologies, new and important patterns of communication have emerged in virtual communities.

An essential resource for academics working in the fields of management science and organizational learning, this valuable study will also be of interest to managers, practitioners and the wider open source software community as a whole.

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À propos de l?auteur

Gaby Sadowski-Rasters, Regional Urban Coordinator, Municipality of Eindhoven, Geert Duysters, Tilburg University, the Netherlands and Bert M. Sadowski, Associate Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845425871
ISBN 13 
9781845425876
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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