Title :
Technology-Mediated Relationships in a Socio-technical System
Author :
Kar-Hai Chu ; Suthers, Daniel D.
Abstract :
This work presents an exploratory study of the different types of technology-mediated relationships that are formed in a sociotechnical system. More people each day are connecting with each other through social networks, online communities, and other forms of virtual environments. This study offers a framework for understanding how technology, user interactions, and user relationships are connected within a sociotechnical system, and uses this framework to uncover the kinds of interactions that take place in such systems and the relationships that are constituted by these interactions.
Keywords :
computer mediated communication; human computer interaction; social aspects of automation; social networking (online); online communities; social networks; socio-technical system; technology-mediated relationships; user interactions; user relationships; virtual environments; Communities; Information services; Internet; Media; Message systems; Social network services; Sociotechnical systems; SNA; associations; online communities; relationships; social network analysis; sociotechnical system; technology mediated;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences (HICSS), 2013 46th Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5933-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2013.511
