Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology

John B Smith editor Gary M Olson editor Thomas W Malone editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:16th Aug '12

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The National Science Foundation funded the first Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology initiative to look at systems that support collaborations in business and elsewhere. This book explores the global revolution in human interconnectedness. It will discuss the various collaborative workgroups and their use in technology. The initiative focuses on processes of coordination and cooperation among autonomous units in human systems, in computer and communication systems, and in hybrid organizations of both systems. This initiative is motivated by three scientific issues which have been the focus of separate research efforts, but which may benefit from collaborative research. The first is the effort to discover the principles underlying how people collaborate and coordinate work efficiently and productively in environments characterized by a high degree of decentralized computation and decision making. The second is to gain a better fundamental understanding of the structure and outputs of organizations, industries, and markets which incorporate sophisticated, decentralized information and communications technology as an important component of their operations. The third is to understand problems of coordination in decentralized or open computer systems.

"This is a rich collection of research reports. Few readers even within the HCI/CSCW domain will be familiar with all the disciplinary approaches included here, and hence almost any reader will learn a good deal from this book."
Contemporary Psychology

ISBN: 9780415647021

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1510g

816 pages