Connections: New Ways of Working in the Networked OrganizationComputer networking is changing the way people work and the way organizations function. Connections is an accessible guide to the promise and the pitfalls of this latest phase of the computer revolution. |
Contents
A TwoLevel Perspective on Technology | 1 |
Beyond Efficiency | 19 |
Do You Know Who Youre Talking To? | 37 |
Electronic Group Dynamics | 57 |
Increasing Personal Connections | 79 |
Designing Information Procedures | 125 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Connections: New Ways of Working in the Networked Organization Mit Press |
| Authors | Lee Sproull, Sara Kiesler, Sara B. Kiesler |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | MIT Press, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0262691582, 9780262691581 |
| Length | 212 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Management Computers / Management Information Systems Computers / Networking / General |
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