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The Perceptions of Collaborative Technologies Among Virtual Workers

The Perceptions of Collaborative Technologies Among Virtual Workers

Frankie S. Jones
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781599048932|ISBN10: 1599048930|EISBN13: 9781599048949
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch012
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Jones, Frankie S. "The Perceptions of Collaborative Technologies Among Virtual Workers." Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices, edited by Pavel Zemliansky and Kirk St.Amant, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 150-166. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch012

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Jones, F. S. (2008). The Perceptions of Collaborative Technologies Among Virtual Workers. In P. Zemliansky & K. St.Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices (pp. 150-166). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch012

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Jones, Frankie S. "The Perceptions of Collaborative Technologies Among Virtual Workers." In Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices, edited by Pavel Zemliansky and Kirk St.Amant, 150-166. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch012

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the findings of a qualitative research study which explored how collaborative technologies facilitate or inhibit the work of 12 virtual workers. Overall, participants perceived collaborative technologies as helpful to facilitating their work but mentioned a number of challenges inherent in each. For example, asynchronous technologies afford the ability to respond at one’s leisure, but this affordance may generate misconceptions when time lags occur. Synchronous technologies such as online meeting tools with video enhance meetings by affording the communication of visual cues but pose the challenge of coordinating the schedules of virtual team members or clients dispersed across global time zones. Participants also revealed that certain technologies were more appropriate for certain tasks. Finally, the chapter relates the results of this study to previous research on technology-enhanced work and lists implications for future research and practice.

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