Groupware in Practice shows how teams use electronic tools to coordinate work and learn what helps or hinders adoption.
This nonfiction study looks at real organizations and what the tools do for communication, task management, and collaboration in a fast-paced, multi-site setting.
The book frames the scope around how information technology can support or constrain knowledge work, and why organizational factors matter as much as technology. It offers practical observations from interviews and field notes, focusing on everyday use, training needs, and the interplay between people, processes, and tools."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers an early examination of how people use personal computers to electronically link via networking in task-oriented teams. The author conducted interviews with 223 individuals using groupware systems in 25 enterprises to determine how these tools supported group work. They conclude that complex interactions of social and technical factors affect the use of groupware systems in organizations. The author outlines issues both developers of systems and managers implementing groupware systems must understand to facilitate the design, introduction, and use of these systems and how to get beyond extravagant claims often associated with personal computers to discover their actual value to productivity in the workplace. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332262489_0
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781332262489
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