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By M.A. Alemson
Teleconferencing makes possible the communication of persons or groups at two or more different locations. If all participants are present simultaneously, it is classed as synchronous. In contrast, asynchronous teleconferencing offers store-and-forward options, and enables meetings to extend over time. Teleconferencing is viewed within the wider framework of its integration with associated forms of electronic technology, in particular, the ‘Decision Conference’; and consideration is given to the challenge this poses to a firm. Does its successful implementation require major re-structuring of the firm’s existing organization? Are the synergic benefits gained by the new technologies influential in serving to integrate formerly discrete functions?
page: 386 – 394
Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation
Volume 5, Issue 2
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