Enhancing Group Information Sharing Through Interactive Visualization: Experimental Evidence
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2010-08-10
Author(s)
Abstract
Managers spend a considerable amount of time in meetings that are often unproductive and unfocused. Yet there is ample evidence that information visualization can support cognitive and communicative tasks. Still these two areas have never been combined. This study aims to extend prior findings on group communication mediated by information technology, by investigating the benefits of interactive visualization for information sharing in meetings. Our experiment with 131 managers, analyzed with a multilevel approach, reveals that interactively visualizing the group discourse has a significant positive impact on the quantity and quality of shared information and on group learning.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Dare to Care: Passion & Compassion in Management Practice & Research
Publisher
Academy of Management
Publisher place
New York
Volume
Paper Session 1456
Start page
1
Event Title
70th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2010 "Dare to Care"
Event Location
Montréal, Canada
Event Date
06.-10.08.2010
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
61451