This survey characterizes an emerging research area, sometimes called coordination
theory, that focuses on the interdisciplinary study of coordination. Research in this area uses …

We review a representative selection of systems that support the management of
collaborative learning interaction, and characterize them within a simple classification …

Groupware reflects a change in emphasis from using the computer to solve problems to
using the computer to facilitate human interaction. This article describes categories and …

Abstract Gerardine DeSanctis and Marshall Scott Poole made an important contribution to
the study of IT uses and effects with their insightful concepts of “structural features” and …

Abstract The topic of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) has attracted much
attention in the last few years. While the field is obviously still in the process of development …

It is possible to design cooperative work tools based only on “common sense” and good
intuitions. But the history of technology is replete with examples of good theories greatly …

Reinhard Schütte formuliert zur aufwandsreduzierten Nutzung von Referenzmodellen und
zur Verbesserung der Modellqualität neue Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Modellierung …

Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a
widespread perception of a'human error problem', and solutions are thought to lie in …

Two models of privacy issues are contrasted. The surveillance model employs visual
metaphors (eg,“Big Brother is watching") and derives from historical experiences of secret …

Over the last 10 years, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) has identified a
base set of findings. These findings are taken almost as assumptions within the field. In …