This paper analyzes the initial phases of a large-scale custom software effort, the Worm
Community System (WCS), a collaborative system designed for a geographically dispersed …

This paper discusses a conceptual model of groupware consisting of three complementary
components or models: a description of the objects and operations on these objects …

Human-computer interaction (HCI) investigators must consider the sequential nature of
interaction and must often weigh behavioral, cognitive, and social factors when studying and …

It is has been widely recognised that whilst CSCW has led to a number of impressive
technological developments, examples of successful applications remain few. In part, this …

Le nouveau domaine de recherche interdisciplinaire et de diveloppement appele
«Computer-Supported Cooperative Work»(cscw) représente un apport fondamental pour …

Recent studies on social and organizational processes involved in computer-mediated
communication (CMC) are discussed. A technological deterministic approach, which views …

Cooperative Analysis takes as its starting point the tradition of user-involvement in system
development in Scandinavia, especially cooperative design. It points to the mismatch in this …

Abstract “Empowerment” has become a pervasive term of art in business practice,
particularly in the United States. The term traces its roots to the organizing models evolved …

This paper examines the relationship between cooperative work and the wider
organizational context. The purpose of the exploration is not to contribute to organizational …

Despite the reliance of cooperative applications on the facilities provided by distributed
systems, little consideration is given by these systems to the support of cooperative work …