DocumentCode
3146467
Title
A Case Study of Coherence in Workplace Instant Messaging
Author
Lam, Christopher ; Mackiewicz, Jo
Author_Institution
Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago
fYear
2007
fDate
1-3 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
This article presents a case study of two individuals´ workplace instant messages. More specifically, it examines the strategies for maintaining a coherent conversation present in their IM manuscripts. It then presents three strategies that the two participants used. Finally, the article presents recommendations for future work on workplace instant messaging.
Keywords
computer mediated communication; electronic messaging; coherent conversation; instant messaging manuscripts; workplace instant messaging; Electronic mail; Employment; Feedback; Professional communication; coherence; instant messaging; turn-taking; workplace;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Professional Communication Conference, 2007. IPCC 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1242-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1243-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCC.2007.4464067
Filename
4464067
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