Implications of space and time for distributed work: an interpretive study of US-Norwegian systems development teams

Authors:
Suprateek Sarker;Sundeep Sahay
Affiliations:
Department of Information Systems, Washington State University, Pullman, WA;School of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Venue:
European Journal of Information Systems
Year:
2004

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Abstract

In this paper, utilizing the often taken-for-granted notions of space and time, we develop an understanding of how collaboration is possible among virtual team-members spread across the globe. We do so by interpretively examining the actual experiences and work practices of virtual team-members located in the US & Norway, engaged in information systems development (ISD) projects. We identify a number of collaboration inhibitors, along with strategies used by team-members to address the challenges posed by the mismatch in time zones and the lack of physical proximity.