Identifying Factors That Impact Virtual Teams

Analyzing Factors That Affect Performance of Global Virtual Teams

Globalization of operations, reduced time to market, increased need to respond quickly to customers’ needs worldwide and reduced cost of operations have encouraged many business organizations to adopt global virtual teams for their business activities. In this study, we explore a comprehensive model consisting of different variables that impact performance of such global virtual teams and valid...

Exploring Environmental Factors in Virtual Teams

1994). The advent of new communication technologies has given organizations an opportunity to bring together their distributed workforce. The creation of distributed teams makes possible the incorporation of a wide range of both individual knowledge and expertise into a collective body of knowledge needed to conduct effective group problem-solving activities. Without question, the skill most ne...

Factors Impacting Effectiveness in Virtual Teams

Intelligent Virtual Assistant's Impact on Technical Proficiency within Virtual Teams

Information-systemsdevelopmentcontinuestobeadifficultprocess,particularlyforvirtualteams thatdonothavetheluxuryofmeetingface-to-face.Theresearchliteratureonthistopicreinforces thispoint: thegreaterpartofdatabasesystemsdevelopmentprojectsends in failure.Theuseof virtualteamstocompleteprojectsfurthercompoundsthesefailures.However,recentdevelo...

The Invisible Pilot in Virtual Teams: An Investigation of the Impact of Facilitation on Virtual Teams

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...