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| Author: | Kim, Y. Hiltz, S. R. Turoff, M. |
| Title: | Coordination Structures and System Restrictiveness in Distributed Group Support Systems |
| Journal: | Group Decision and Negotiation
2002 : SEP, VOL. 11:5, p. 379-404 |
| Index terms: | COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS GROUPS GROUP DECISION MAKING LEADERSHIP |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Most GSS research has studied the impact of restricting group interaction to GSS-prescribed coordination struc tures with face-to-face groups, while Distributed GSS (DGSS) has been largely ignored. Due to the nature of mediated communication in asynchronous interaction, it is relatively difficult to coordinate distributed groups, an a special coordination structure must be arranged to overcome these difficulties. This study examines the effect of system restrictiveness of coordination structures in an asynchronous environment. A 2 x 2 factorial experiment was designed with two independent variables - sequential vs. parallel coordination mode, and with vs. without a leader-to construct coordination structures with varying degrees of restrictiveness. |
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