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Suggestions for Improving the Diffusion of GroupSystems in Organizations

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As project teams and work groups are being challenged to “do more with less”, organizations are turning to a new type of technology called Group Support Systems (GSS). This research was concerned with determining the major factors that affect the diffusion of GSS (specifically GroupSystems) in organizations. The variables that had the most significant effects were the size of the work groups, the hourly rate charged to use the technology, the amount of money initially spent on the technology, and the role of the facilitator.

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    Morgan M. Shepherd (Assistant Professor of Information System)

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  1. Department of Computer Science, The Poznan University of Economics, Poland

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  2. Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia

    Maria E. Orlowska (Dsc, Professor) (Dsc, Professor)

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Shepherd, M.M. (1999). Suggestions for Improving the Diffusion of GroupSystems in Organizations. In: Abramowicz, W., Orlowska, M.E. (eds) BIS ’99. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0875-7_4

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