Information Systems Development by US-Norwegian Virtual Teams: Implications of Time and Space
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In this paper, we develop an understanding of how collaboration is possible among virtual team-members spread across the globe in time and space. We do so by interpretively examining communication patterns of virtual team-members located in the US & Norway, engaged in systems development projects for actual clients. A number of collaboration inhibitors are identified, along with strategies used by team-members to bridge the time-space divide.
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Implications of space and time for distributed work: an interpretive study of US-Norwegian systems development teams
Received: 27 April 2002 Revised: 19 August 2003 2 Revision: 27 November 2003 Accepted: 4 December 2003 Abstract In this paper, utilizing the often taken-for-granted notions of space and time, we develop an understanding of how collaboration is possible among virtual team-members spread across the globe. We do so by interpretively examining the actual experiences and work practices of virtual te...
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