TY - BOOK AU - Nikoi,Ephraim AU - Boateng,Kwasi ED - IGI eBooks. ED - IGI Global, TI - Collaborative communication processes and decision making in organizations SN - 9781466644793 (ebook) AV - HD30.2 .C6248 2014e U1 - 658.4/036 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Hershey, Pennsylvania (701 E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA, 17033) PB - IGI Global KW - Information technology KW - Management KW - Decision making KW - Virtual work teams KW - Best e-collaborative practices KW - Critical thinking KW - Electronic collaborative technologies KW - Problem identification KW - Technology in decision-making KW - Virtual teams KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Communicative changes associated with repeated use of electronic meeting systems for decision-making tasks / Craig R. Scott, C. Erik Timmerman -- Enterprise knowledge preservation and management / Charalampos Chelmis, Vikram Sorathia, Viktor K. Prasanna -- Replacing proprietary software with open source software: implications / Albert Akyeampong -- Fostering social innovation through e-collaboration / Ayla Esen -- Theoretical foundations of a CSCL script in persistent virtual worlds according to the contemporary learning theories and models / Nikolaos Pellas -- Challenge and complexity of virtual team management / Edward T. Chen -- Managing effectively in virtual work contexts: an empirical study / Pamela L. Morris, Stacey L. Connaughton -- Leadership in globally distributed virtual teams: redefining the qualities of an effective leader and strategies for effective management / Madelyn Flammia, Kirk St.Amant -- Technology imperative in managerial decision-making / Neeta Baporikar -- Leading global virtual teams: the supporting role of trust and team cognition / Alicia M. Phebus, Beth Gitlin, Marissa L. Shuffler, Jessica L. Wildman -- Promoting critical thinking in virtual teams: a dialogic approach / Helena Heizmann -- Electronic collaboration in strategic decision-making processes: an application in a global leading company / Asli Goksoy, Ozalp Vayvay, Beliz Ozsoy Yilmaz, Ahmet Yilmaz -- Mobile phone usage in organizational communication and decision-making: experience of employees in a multinational company's China branch / Yun Xia, Yuping Mao -- Decision making and decision support within new product development / Bart MacCarthy, Robert Pasley -- Decision-making in organizations: a case study of the use of GDSS in university planning / Kathleen M. Golden, Patricia P. Pineo -- Promoting critical thinking in virtual teams: lessons from the higher education sector / Francesco Sofo, Michelle Sofo; Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers; Also available in print N2 - "This book focuses on the role of technology in organizational decision-making processes and activities, providing academics and management teams with current research in the field of virtual teams in organizations"--Provided by publisher UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-4666-4478-6 ER -