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Virtual Teams Demystified: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Virtual Teams

Virtual Teams Demystified: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Virtual Teams

Olivier Caya, Mark Mortensen, Alain Pinsonneault
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 33
ISSN: 1548-3673|EISSN: 1548-3681|EISBN13: 9781466633148|DOI: 10.4018/jec.2013040101
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Caya, Olivier, et al. "Virtual Teams Demystified: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Virtual Teams." IJEC vol.9, no.2 2013: pp.1-33. http://doi.org/10.4018/jec.2013040101

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Caya, O., Mortensen, M., & Pinsonneault, A. (2013). Virtual Teams Demystified: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Virtual Teams. International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC), 9(2), 1-33. http://doi.org/10.4018/jec.2013040101

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Caya, Olivier, Mark Mortensen, and Alain Pinsonneault. "Virtual Teams Demystified: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Virtual Teams," International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) 9, no.2: 1-33. http://doi.org/10.4018/jec.2013040101

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Abstract

Virtual teams have been researched intensely in the last ten years and there is a growing body of literature on the topic. At this point, the authors need an integrative theory-driven framework through which they can conceptualize the notion of virtual teams and organize and make sense of prior research. This can help them better understand what drives virtual team dynamics and ultimately effectiveness and can guide future research on the topic. Drawing on models of team effectiveness and emergent processes and states, the authors developed a framework for understanding virtual team dynamics. They then use this framework to review and synthesize one hundred and twenty-one empirical studies of virtual teams published since 1990. The authors analyzed the direct and indirect antecedents of virtual team effectiveness and identify key gaps in both their knowledge of, and approach to studying, virtual teams. They outlined areas for future research and discuss, the implications for the authors’ paper for practice and for the study of virtual and traditional teams.

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