Encyclopedia of e-collaboration

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Kock, Ned F., 1964-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Project management.; Virtual work teams.; Human-computer interaction.; Information technology.; Asynchronous communication; Blogging technology; Cultural influences on e-collaboration; Dynamic enterprise model of e-collaboration; E-collaboration as an investigation tool; E-collaboration in healthcare; E-collaboration knowledge construction; E-collaboration support of communities of practice; E-collaboration technologies; E-scheduling; Gender communication in e-collaboration; Global funding of e-collaboration research; Governing e-collaboration; Group decision support systems; Individual trust in e-collaboration; Instant messaging; Leadership roles in virtual teams; Mobile learning environments; Multilingual e-collaboration; Psychological contracts influence on e-collaboration; Real-time e-collaboration systems; Speech act theory and communication modeling; Technological challenges; Wikis as collaboration tools; Writing in e-collaborative environments
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (various pagings : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599040011 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This encyclopedia provides the most comprehensive compilation of information on the design and implementation of e-collaboration technologies, their behavioral impact on individuals and groups, and theoretical considerations on links between the use of e-collaboration technology and behavioral patterns. It delivers indispensable content to libraries and researchers looking to develop programs of investigation into the use of e-collaboration"--Provided by publisher.