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Title:
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GAMES IN VIRTUAL TEAMS |
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Author(s):
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Hilko Donker |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-55-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Team development, social interaction, group dynamics, virtual team games |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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329 |
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Last Page:
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336 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In virtual teams group of individuals work across time, space, and organizational boundaries. Virtual teams allow
organizations to hire and retain the best people regardless of location. While there is a lot effort done concerning team
building in face-to-face teams, group-dynamical processes are often not considered in virtual teams. In this paper we are
going to analyze the special needs of virtual teams concerning group dynamical process. We are going to analyze team
games as one measure to establish and to improve group dynamical process in face-to-face teams and we are going to
analyze whether these games can be realized within a groupware. We are going to present the concepts of four virtual
team games which have been realized in a groupware. One of these team games has been tested in five teams. The team
development of the teams who got to know each other by a team game was compared with five virtual teams who got to
know each other by a bulletin board. The results of this comparison are presented in this paper. |
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