Coordinating computer-mediated work

dc.contributor.authorRogers, Yvonne
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-06T00:37:42Z
dc.date.available2020-06-06T00:37:42Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractCoordination of inter-dependent work activities is central to CSCW. However, little is known about how people coordinate their work activities, especially when confronted with computer systems that are intended to support collaboration. This paper examines how a close-knit group of engineers attempt to collaborate when managing a networked system whilst at the same time trying to maintain coordination of their interdependent work activities. Drawing from theoretical constructs developed in distributed cognition, an analysis is presented that contrasts the role played by common objects and mediating mechanisms in coordinating such activities with the negotiative practices that emerge when they break down. The implications of the problematic and dynamic nature of coordination is subsequently discussed in relation to CSCW design.de
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF00754332
dc.identifier.pissn1573-7551
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00754332
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/3423
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 1, No. 4
dc.relation.ispartofseriesComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
dc.subjectCommon objects
dc.subjectCommunication
dc.subjectCoordination
dc.subjectDistributed cognition
dc.subjectMediating mechanisms
dc.subjectNetwork technologies
dc.titleCoordinating computer-mediated workde
dc.typeText/Journal Article
gi.citation.endPage315
gi.citation.startPage295

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