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作者：Carlson, PJ; Davis, GB
作者单位：Suffolk University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：The study investigates the media selection behavior of directors (executives) and managers through the use of multiple methods. The findings indicate the directors were more self oriented in their media choices, more often choosing media based on access/ease of use criteria, while the managers were more other oriented, more often making choices based on media richness/social presence criteria. These differences have implications in the interpretation of communication from directors and manager...
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作者：Lacity, MC; Willcocks, LP
作者单位：University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Saint Louis; University of Oxford
摘要：Following Kodak's landmark information technology (IT) outsourcing decisions in 1989 the IT outsourcing market grew to 76 billion dollars in 1995. As the outsourcing market continues to grow and as new contracting options emerge, the accumulated experiences of firms offer significant opportunities for learning. This paper builds on a previous collection of data on 61 IT sourcing decisions made in 40 US. and U.K. organizations during the period 1991 to 1995. This paper reanalyzed transcribed in...
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作者：Zigurs, I; Buckland, BK
作者单位：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder
摘要：The characteristics of a group's task have been shown to account for more than half the variation in group interaction. In the context of group support systems (GSS), the importance of task has been underscored by the recommendation that achieving a fit between task and technology should be a principle for effective GSS use. Although the body of group support systems research has grown in recent years, and experience with different tasks and technologies now exists, no generally accepted theor...
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作者：Pinsonneault, A; Rivard, S
作者单位：Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal
摘要：Modern organizations are investing heavily in information technology (IT) with the objective of increasing overall profitability and the productivity of their knowledge workers. Yet it is often claimed that the actual benefits of IT are disappointing at best and that IT spending has failed to yield significant productivity gains-hence the productivity paradox. Evidence is fragmented and somewhat mitigated. This paper argues that the current state of empirical research results from a failure to...
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作者：Webster, J
作者单位：University of Waterloo; University of Waterloo
摘要：This longitudinal case study examines the use of desktop videoconferencing in one organization. Three theoretical perspectives, communication media choice, systems analysis and design, and privacy, help to inform the findings. The paper concludes by drawing implications for future research and practice.
