Title :
Groupware and the Internet: charting a new world
Author :
Dennis, Alan R. ; Wheeler, Bradley C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage., Georgia Univ., Athens, GA, USA
Abstract :
We contrast Web-based groupware with other forms of communication, such as e-mail, listservs, newsgroups, and proprietary conferencing systems. We report the results of a study of more than 100 organizations that have used Web groupware to better understand how they are using it, and what advantages and disadvantages they have experienced. We then use this data to develop a framework for analyzing, organizing, and fitting groupware systems to organizational needs
Keywords :
Internet; business communication; business data processing; electronic mail; groupware; Internet; World Wide Web; e-mail; groupware; listservs; newsgroups; organizations; proprietary conferencing systems; Application software; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Electronic mail; Information systems; Internet; Organizing; Postal services; Software tools; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1997, Proceedings of the Thirtieth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7743-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1997.663400
