Coordination Challenges in a Computer-Supported Meeting Environment

:In this study we observed the coordination activities of groups collaboratively writing in a low-structure computer-supported meeting room. We used video analyses of the sessions to identify well-coordinated and poorly coordinated groups. Through user questionnaires, group members evaluated their work processes and products as well as the computer-supported environment. Writing experts independently rated the quality of the groups’ final documents.We discovered that quality of coordination was strongly tied to groups’ evaluations of their work processes, work products, and tools. Well-coordinated groups tended to be more efficient than poorly coordinated groups although we observed no differences in the quality of their documents. We also identify what coordination strategies lead to effective group work and offer suggestions for additional tools to facilitate coordination.

• 저널Journal of Management Information Systems · 10(3) · 7–24
• 토픽Team Dynamics and Performance · Social Psychology
• DOI10.1080/07421222.1993.11518008
• 저자Marjorie Horton, Kevin Biolsi