Intelligent Virtual Assistant's Impact on Technical Proficiency within Virtual Teams
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چکیده
Information-systemsdevelopmentcontinuestobeadifficultprocess,particularlyforvirtualteams thatdonothavetheluxuryofmeetingface-to-face.Theresearchliteratureonthistopicreinforces thispoint: thegreaterpartofdatabasesystemsdevelopmentprojectsends in failure.Theuseof virtualteamstocompleteprojectsfurthercompoundsthesefailures.However,recentdevelopments inintelligentvirtualassistants(IVAs),suchasSiri,Cortana,orWatson,havecreatedopportunitiesto automatethesystems-developmentprocessandimprovesuccessrates.Specifically,theuseofavirtual assistantpossessingkeyknowledgeaboutdatabasesystemsdevelopmentcanincreasevirtualteam membertechnicalproficiencyinproject-basedskills.Inaddition,avirtualassistantcancontributeto thedevelopmentofhigher-qualityvirtualteamprojects—inthiscase,databasemanagementsystems. Thisobservationalstudyfoundthatwhiletheresultofstatisticalanalysiswasnotquitesignificant, teamsthatusedtheIVAdiddevelophigher-qualityteamprojects. KEywoRdS Information Systems Development, Intelligent Virtual Assistant, Technical Proficiency, Virtual Environments, Virtual Team Effectiveness, Virtual Teams
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IJVPLE
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016