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Volume 5 , Issue 4 (October 1987) table of contents

Pages: 340 - 357

Year of Publication: 1987

ISSN:1046-8188

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Susan F. Ehrlich

Wang Laboratories, Lowell, MA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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The adoption of new computer communication systems into organizations requires behavioral change. Planning for successful adoption requires knowledge of individual organizational communication patterns and the relationship between those patterns and particular communication system solutions. This paper documents a sequence of studies of organizational communication. Needs for office communication systems were identified, as were social and psychological factors temporarily inhibiting their use. Strategies for assuring smooth adoption of such systems are highlighted.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
H. Information Systems
H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

General Terms:
Human Factors, Management, Measurement

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