Collaborative working evironments [Elektronische Ressource] : group needs approach to designing systems for supporting spatially distributed groups / von Maciej Wladyslaw Pankiewicz

Institut für Lebensmittel- und Ressourcenökonomik - Professur für Unternehmensführung, Organisation und Informationsmanagement - Collaborative Working Environments Group Needs Approach to Designing Systems for Supporting Spatially Distributed Groups Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.) der Hohen Landwirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn vorgelegt am 1. Dezember 2010 von Maciej Władysław Pankiewicz aus Lesko, Polen Referent: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schiefer Korreferent: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benno Kunz Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 01.12.2010 Erscheinungsjahr: 2011 Abstract Collaborative Working Environments – Group Needs Approach to Designing Systems for Supporting Spatially Distributed Groups Collaboration in spatially distributed groups requires technological support for mediating collaborative activities and members’ interactions over time and distance. Technology provides multiple tools for supporting individual, social and task requirements of collaborative groups. Nevertheless, many aspects of computer-mediated interactions are not sufficiently explained and creating an effective computer-supported environment for collaborative groups as a combination of these tools remains a challenge.