What is Computer Supported Collaborative Work

Kock and Nosek (2005) identify two trends within the field of e-collaboration research. First is the development of subcommunities devoted to the examination of a particular topic. The second trend is on integrating prior research and identifying topics of relevancy for e-collaboration. Our study falls within the second trend noted above. It is our argument that findings of GSS/ GDSS research cannot be blindly transferred to e-Collaboration research and there is a need to determine the extent of applicability, relevancy, and boundaries. The purpose of this study is to examine the previous GSS findings and assess their implications and applicability within in the e-collaboration environment. We begin by providing a brief background to e-collaboration and then proceed to assess the GSS research findings. After identifying important future trends, we provide concluding remarks.