Understanding technology use in global virtual teams: Research methodologies and methods

Understanding technology use in global virtual teams: Research methodologies and methods

Context: The globalisation of activities associated with software development and use has introduced many challenges in practice, and also (therefore) many for research. While the predominant approach to research in software engineering has followed a positivist science model, this approach may be sub-optimal when addressing problems with a dominant social or cultural dimension, such as those f...

The Role of Diversity and Technology in Global Virtual Teams

This study is an attempt to develop and test a comprehensive model for global virtual team (GVT) effectiveness based on development of collaborative partnership among diverse team members and the moderating role of collaborative technology and task. The research is an ongoing dissertation work. The conceptual model is based on traditional I-P-O framework for understanding GVT effectiveness. Tea...

Emerging research methods for understanding mobile technology use

Mobile devices, applications and services have become integrated into people’s daily lives on a personal and professional level. Although traditional research methods are being used to understand the use of mobile devices and applications, methodological challenges still exist. Researchers have responded to these challenges in a range of ways, with an emphasis on developing methods that enable ...

Virtual Transnational Teams and Their Use of Advanced Information Technology

Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams

Problem statement: Although, literature proves the importance of the technology role in the effectiveness of virtual research and development (R&D) teams for new product development. However, the factors that make technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. The manager of virtual R&D teams for new product development does not know which type of technology should be used. App...