Electronic Groups at Work

Tom Finholt and Lee S. Sproull
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Tom Finholt: Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2833
Lee S. Sproull: Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2833

Organization Science, 1990, vol. 1, issue 1, 41-64

Abstract: This paper considers how computer-based communication technology, specifically electronic group mail, might affect group behavior in organizations. It proposes a framework for analyzing groups formed by electronic distribution lists. It describes the scope and nature of electronic group mail in one organization, illustrates how members of electronic distribution lists can exhibit fundamental group processes, and compares behavior in different kinds of electronic groups. It suggests that the electronic group at work is a new social phenomenon that may contribute importantly to organizational behavior.

Keywords: electronic work groups; informal electronic organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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