The potential benefits of collaboration technologies are typically realized only in groups led
by collaboration experts. This raises the facilitator-in-the-box challenge: Can collaboration …

Virtual teams exist throughout business and society, impacting creative generation in a
variety of modalities. This chapter examines research on computer-mediated creativity and …

We build on prior theory and research on electronic brainstorming to examine how
achievement priming influences individual cognition leading to changes in individual …

Collaborative case studies and Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) play an
important role in education now. Researchers find that Computer Assisted Collaboration …

Having described the context for collaborative activities (in Chap. 1), and reviewed the basic
aspects of computer supported decision-making activities (in Chap. 2), we will present in this …

The need for computer-supported collaboration has grown over the last years and made
collaboration an important factor within organizations. This trend has resulted in the …

Collaboration has become a critical success factor for many organizations. Collaboration is
however not without challenges. Free riding, dominance, group think or hidden agendas are …

The need for computer supported collaboration has grown over the last years and made
collaboration processes an important factor within organizations. This trend has resulted in …

There has been extensive research on electronic brainstorming (EBS) over the past two
decades, yet little is known about how best to design technology to enhance overall team …

We propose a GDSS tool called EasyMeeting. This system is open source, andindependent
to any group theory, following the initial idea of shell presented by Desanctis and Gallupe in …