Science is an inherently collaborative enterprise. This trend has accelerated over the past
few decades. The Internet, in particular, has created new possibilities for the organization of …

Many information systems have failed when deployed into complex health-care settings. We
believe that one cause of these failures is the difficulty in systematically accounting for the …

When a computer network connects people or organizations, it is a social network. Yet the
study of such computer-supported social networks has not received as much attention as …

Computer-supported social networks (CSSNs) are the cornerstone of global connectivity,
virtual communities, and computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW). Beginning with the …

Scientific and engineering research increasingly involves multidisciplinary collaboration,
sometimes across multiple organizations. Technological advances have made such cross …

Information technology can link geographically separated people and help them locate
interesting or useful resources. These attributes have the potential to bridge gaps and unite …

As we begin a new century, the astonishing spread of nationally and internationally
accessible computer-based communication networks has touched the imagination of people …

We report evidence that Bitnet adoption facilitated increased research collaboration
between US universities. However, not all institutions benefited equally. Using panel data …

Abstract Information technology can link geographically separated people and help them
locate interesting or compatible resources. Although these attributes have the potential to …

Promoting affiliation between scientists is relatively easy, but creating larger organizational
structures is much more difficult, due to traditions of scientific independence, difficulties of …