Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; 1. Introduction to Collaboration Systems, Part 1; 2. Introduction to Collaboration Systems, Part 2; Part I: Proof of Concept; 3. Organizing the Theoretical Foundations of Collaboration Engineering; 4. Classification of Collaboration Technology; 5. An Empirical Test of the Focus Theory of Group Productivity; 6. Patterns in Collaboration; Part II: Proof of Value; 7. Maintaining Credibility in Group Collaboration; 8. Enabling Large Group Collaboration; 9. Mobile Computing and Collaboration; 10. The Future of Writing Together
Part III: Proof of Use11. Collaboration Support Technology; 12. GroupSystems in the U.S. Army; Part IV Future Directions; 13. A Six-Layer Model of Collaboration; Editors and Contributors; Series Editor; Index
Summary
This volume emphasises knowledge transfer from the lab to the field and describes collaboration technology through three lenses: Proof of Concept, Proof of Value, and Proof of Use. The contributors focus on work practices that extend collaboration into a structured form where groups can work together to solve real-world complex problems. As with the other AMIS volumes, the contributors comprise internationally known experts in the field of Information Systems. Includes online access
