Why Are Teams Using Collaborative Tools Like Groupware and Wikis

question 35

Essay

Why are teams using collaborative tools like groupware and wikis to coordinate their work rather than a communication tool like e-mail?

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Definitions:

Postmodern City

Is a new urban form that is more privatized and socially and culturally fragmented and globalized than the corporate city.

Subcultures

Groups within a larger culture that distinguish themselves through unique beliefs, values, and practices.

Lifestyles

The aggregate of choices, behaviors, and habits of an individual or group, including consumption patterns, leisure activities, and values, which reflect socio-economic status and preferences.

Fragmentation

The process or state of breaking or being broken into small or separate parts.