Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the concept of social learning and computer-
supported cooperative work (CSCW). The concept of CSCW offers a potentially important …

Collaborative information technologies have been claimed to enhance collaboration in
organizations, under certain conditions. This claim was found problematic in several …

Innovative computer-mediated settings can help to overcome many traditional barriers to
knowledge communication and collaborative work. However, successful collaborative …

Purpose–This study aims to examine how a collaboration technology is used by three
organizational groups. The main focus is on the interplay between the users' perceptions (of …

Business schools must learn how to deliver graduates who are capable team players,
particularly in the field of information systems where IS personnel are frequently cited as …

Purpose–To develop a process model of interorganizational systems (IOS) collaboration
and systematic framework for understanding and classifying IOS technologies for …

Training in information technology (IT) tools has traditionally been defined in terms of skills.
Consequently, training methods and approaches have focused almost exclusively on …

In today's global market environment, enterprises are increasingly turning to use of
distributed teams to leverage their resources and address diverse markets. Individual …

Computer-supported cooperative work, or CSCW, is an emerging area of both research and
commercial interest that lies at the intersection of several fields, including human-computer …

Effective collaboration in computer-mediated settings among spatially distributed people is a
precondition for success in many new learning and working contexts but it is hard to …