Zur erfolgreichen Überbrückung von Distanz in verteilten Teams müssen computerbasierte Kommunikationsmedien (Computer-Mediated Communication, CMC) neben der Unterstützung für die Kommunikation über Text, Audio oder Video auch adäquate Mechanismen für die Organisation und Verwaltung von Kontakten bieten. In diesem Beitrag berichten wir über unsere Literaturstudie und unsere empirische Untersuchu...

How problem-solving and decision-making groups process information can impact outcome of their efforts. Information processing by groups, or collective information processing (CIP), in turn, is influenced by group communication. With the increasing use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies by organizational workgroups, it makes sense that CIPCMC theoretical frameworks are reexam...

Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) is an amazingly multiand inter-disciplinary subject area that spans fields as diverse as computer science, information technology, communication studies, linguistics, literacy, education, business, ethics, and law. Given this vast subject-matter it would be practically impossible for any single volume to cover all aspects of CMC to any appreciable depth. Th...

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies, such as Instant Messaging (IM), the cell phone, and email have exploded, thus, creating fertile ground for innovative methods of communication. In this global environment, it is evident that innovative techniques must be employed to foster and sustain the mentor/protégé relationship. Using PLS as the analysis technique, we investigate the impa...

The increased diffusion of the Internet has made computer-mediated communication (CMC) very popular. However, a difficult question arises for psychologists and communication researchers: "What are the communicative characteristics of CMC?" According to the "cues-filtered-out" approach, CMC lacks the specifically relational features (social cues), which enable the interlocutors to identify corre...

Use of the Internet, and the opportunity to utilise computer-mediated communication (CMC) provides new alternatives for nurse researchers to collect data. The use of CMC for research purposes is advantageous for both researchers and participants. Through this mode of communication, recruitment of participants can be enhanced through reaching individuals who are geographically distant, and nurse...

The potential of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) to enable new forms of social interaction and foster democratisation of decision making has raised much interest but has been challenged by contradictory research results. Conceived as a tool, CMC was examined in terms of its social effects thus indicating a degree of technological determinism. In this paper, we explore CMC as an extension ...

This paper sketches a theory of computer-mediated leadership, drawing on research on computer-mediated communication (CMC) and leadership. The forecast it makes for computer-mediated forms of leadership is mixed. Leadership interactions that focus on the personal and dyadic level are predicted to be deficient under conditions of CMC as compared with face-to-face interaction. Two notable excepti...

Although there are many studies which have observed the overall impacts of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) or Information Systems, and many empirical studies which analysed specific impacts partially, there are few studies which have focused on the overall relationship between CMC management and job satisfaction. Therefore, this study aims to clarify the overall CMC impact framework: CMC ...

Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) can be used as an effective tool for student communication and collaboration. First-year, first-semester dental hygiene students self-selected groups to develop dental hygiene process of care treatment plans, written reports, and oral case presentations based on assigned clinical cases. In consultation with the University of Michigan (UM) Digital Media Comm...