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Twelfth International Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises
p. 137
The Virtual Environment: The "How-to" of Studying Collaboration and Performance of Geographically Dispersed Teams
Linda M. L. Peters, University of Massachusetts
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Virtual teams are comprised of members who are
located in more than one geographic location. This team
trait has mandated the need for various forms of
computer-mediated communication (CMC), including
video-conferencing systems, collaborative software
systems, and internet/intranet systems, in order to
coordinate the efforts of each member. The question
becomes, given these various CMC’s, what is the team
members’ ability to effectively collaborate internally and
to what extent does this ability drive team performance?
In this paper, I discuss hypotheses that relate to how
variations in internal collaboration and the degree of
face-to-face communication can be expected to affect
effective outcomes such as performance (i.e. quantity,
quality, and speed), innovation, and member satisfaction.
In addition, a research design is suggested and
corresponding measurement scales are developed that
can be used to evaluate the significance of the hypotheses.
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Citation:
Linda M. L. Peters,
"The Virtual Environment: The "How-to" of Studying Collaboration and Performance of Geographically Dispersed Teams,"
wetice,
p. 137,
Twelfth International Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises,
2003
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