Group Collaboration Individuals in the business environment often do not work alone, but rather in teams, committees, departments, and other types of workgroups. To collaborate on common tasks, these members of an organization can have meetings, talk on the telephone, share documents, send faxes, and distribute memos. Many of these tasks are done through office automation software, a local area network, and group collaboration. Some of the software we use is electronic mail, electronic fax, …showed first 75 words of 787 total…

…showed last 75 words of 787 total…help each of us do our job faster and efficient. The automations are in place to also help us concentrate on the more important things that need to be done around the office. References: Varughese, J. A. (2006, Jan.). In Putting Heads Together. Retrieved Apr. 1, 2006, from http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LSH/is_1_9/ai_n15988728 www.webopedia.com, (2006). In Office Automation. Retrieved Apr. 1, 2006, from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/office_automation.html