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Instrumental and Social Influences on Adoption of Collaborative Technologies in Global Virtual Teams

Instrumental and Social Influences on Adoption of Collaborative Technologies in Global Virtual Teams

Andre Araujo
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781605667706|ISBN10: 1605667706|EISBN13: 9781605667713
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch052
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Araujo, Andre. "Instrumental and Social Influences on Adoption of Collaborative Technologies in Global Virtual Teams." IT Outsourcing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Kirk St.Amant, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 893-901. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch052

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Araujo, A. (2010). Instrumental and Social Influences on Adoption of Collaborative Technologies in Global Virtual Teams. In K. St.Amant (Ed.), IT Outsourcing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 893-901). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch052

Chicago

Araujo, Andre. "Instrumental and Social Influences on Adoption of Collaborative Technologies in Global Virtual Teams." In IT Outsourcing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Kirk St.Amant, 893-901. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch052

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Abstract

Recent advances in Web-based technologies along with investments in international outsourcing and offshore locations have unquestionably increased the importance of global virtual teams. However, because global virtual teams have their members dispersed in different countries and rely extensively on electronic communication to exchange information, complete tasks, and coordinate activities, their implementation is accompanied by challenges beyond those found in traditional teams whose members often meet face-to-face in the same cultural context. One such challenge has to do with cross-cultural collaboration. Although there is a sense that collaborative technologies offer the essential tools for supporting collaboration, it is unknown whether virtual members will actually adopt collaborative technologies in a cross-cultural setting. To gain knowledge about this potential endemic aspect of cross-cultural teamwork, one needs to examine the factors that influence the adoption of collaborative technologies in global virtual teams. Drawing on the work of organizations, cognitive theory, and information systems researchers, this study offers a framework that describes the key components underlying collaborative technology adoption in global virtual teams by integrating both social and instrumental aspects of group work.

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