This research investigates how the use of social media tools affects virtual team conflicts. The novel concept of “feature richness”, which is understood as affordances of social media tools, is theorized. Feature richness distinguishes social media tools from other commonly used communication tools in virtual teams. The researchers propose a process model which suggests that operationally, fea...

Virtual Enterprises are dynamically constituted by individual entities that come together as a team to achieve specific goals. This dynamic nature imposes strong demands on the formation of the Virtual Enterprise since the capability of effectively putting together the best team of individuals is key to the success of the Virtual Enterprise itself. In this paper, we propose an agent-based model...

New product development (NPD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. Literatures have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general. New product development especially for SMEs virtual team are somewhat lacking in the literature and constitute a research gap. This paper aim...

Social media has dramatically changed how we communicate and collaborate both publically and internally within an organization. However, minimal research has examined the impact this media may have within the enterprise, specifically in a virtual team environment. This research examines the use of one social media, Social Networking Sites (SNS), and how the information available through this te...

This dissertation is an attempt to develop and test a comprehensive model for global virtual team effectiveness based on development of partnership among diverse team members and the moderating role of collaborative technology and task interdependence. The model will be tested using filed survey methodology. The model is based on traditional I-P-O framework for understanding team effectiveness....

Increased performance is the key reason for developing software with virtual teams but the research efforts to date are limited. Difficulties for a formal, generic approach are multiplied by the significant differences between how small and large software organizations react to changing operational conditions and act to increase performance. The aim of the paper is to provide the guidelines on ...

BACKGROUND Training interdisciplinary trauma teams to work effectively together using simulation technology has led to a reduction in medical errors in emergency department, operating room, and delivery room contexts. High-fidelity patient simulators (PSs)-the predominant method for training healthcare teams-are expensive to develop and implement and require that trainees be present in the same...

This paper develops a conceptual model of a knowledge management system that could be used to develop and implement organizational training strategies for virtual teams. An action research-based case is presented to support and illustrate the contention that action-learning methods can be effectively used to enable and tap into the knowledge generated by virtual teams. Virtual teams are an incr...

Although facilitation and leadership behaviors are thought to be critical to the success of virtual teams, little research has been done to examine the impact of facilitation behaviors on virtual teams. In order to fill this knowledge gap, this study empirically examines the impact of external facilitation behaviors on virtual team interactions and outcomes. Contrary to common belief, our findi...

While previous research has identified group identification as an important factor in affecting relevant outcomes (e.g., satisfaction, turnover, commitment) in face-to face environments, this paper provides initial evidence to support the proposition that group identification also matters in virtual environments. In particular, the authors found that team members’ perceptions of the leader-memb...