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Title:
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TOWARDS A CLASSIFICATION OF ONLINE TEAMS |
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Author(s):
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Hélder Fanha Martins , Maria João Ferro |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-42-3 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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V II, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Online teams; virtual team framework; organizational behaviour; asynchronous technology collaborative work. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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126 |
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Last Page:
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130 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Despite their growing popularity in organizations, our understanding of online teams is still at an embryonic stage. The
term "online team" has been loosely defined in the academic press, and empirical findings have been generalized across
all types of online teams. Based on an extensive review of the literature we identified the key characteristics of online
teamwork as well as those characteristics that distinguish among various online team configurations. We posit that
researchers must now adopt a multidimensional view of online teams in order to adequately compare empirical findings,
build a cumulative tradition in this field of research, and provide practitioners with a framework to help them manage
online teams effectively. Researchers and practitioners must not only recognize the diversity of possible online team
arrangements, but also identify strategies and draw lessons that are contingent upon particular online team configurations. |
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