Collaborative information technologies

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Khosrowpour, Mehdi, 1951-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2002.
• Subjects: Information technology.; Organizational learning.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (viii, 292 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781931777254 (ebook); 193177725X (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

Collaborative Information Technologies are broadly defined as technologies that enable collaboration among individuals engaged in a common task. Examples of such technologies are Web-based chat tools, Web-based asynchronous conferencing tools, e-mail, listservs, collaborative writing tools, group decision support systems, etc. This book includes research on the design and implementation of such technologies, assessment of the impact of collaborative technologies on organizations, and theoretical considerations on links between collaborative technologies and organizational outcomes.