Structuring computer-mediated communication systems to avoid information overload
Communications of the ACM
User satisfaction with computer-mediated communication systems
Management Science
Groups Interacting with Technology: Ideas, Evidence, Issues and an Agenda
Groups Interacting with Technology: Ideas, Evidence, Issues and an Agenda
Network Structure in Virtual Organizations
Organization Science
An assessment of group support systems experimental research: methodology and results
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special issue: GSS insights: a look back at the lab, a look forward from the field
Communication and coordination in the virtual office
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Managing virtual workplaces and teleworking with information technology
Is anybody out there?: antecedents of trust in global virtual teams
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Managing virtual workplaces and teleworking with information technology
Virtual teams: a review of current literature and directions for future research
ACM SIGMIS Database
Process and technology challenges in swift-starting virtual teams
Information and Management
Behavioral complexity theory of media selection: a proposed theory for global virtual teams
Journal of Information Science
Efficacy in Technology-Mediated Distributed Teams
Journal of Management Information Systems
Conflict and Performance in Global Virtual Teams
Journal of Management Information Systems
An Inductively Derived Model of Leader-Initiated Relationship Building with Virtual Team Members
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Knowledge sharing and creation in a teachers' professional virtual community
Computers & Education
An empirical investigation of trust's impact on collective awareness development in virtual teams
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
Building trust and commitment in a global organisation
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
Organising for networking and virtual teams the effects of the legal environment
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
Risk Management for Collaborative Software Development
The EDP Audit, Control, and Security Newsletter
Who shouts louder?: exerting power across distance and culture
Proceedings of the 2009 international workshop on Intercultural collaboration
The impact of multiple team memberships in leader: member exchange relationship (LMX)
Proceedings of the 2009 international workshop on Intercultural collaboration
Volunteers' involvement in online community based software development
Information and Management
Modelling the characteristics of virtual teams' structure
International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining
A Meta-Theory for Understanding Information Systems Within Sociotechnical Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Distributed Information System Development: Review of Some Management Issues
OTM '09 Proceedings of the Confederated International Workshops and Posters on On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: ADI, CAMS, EI2N, ISDE, IWSSA, MONET, OnToContent, ODIS, ORM, OTM Academy, SWWS, SEMELS, Beyond SAWSDL, and COMBEK 2009
Virtual workgroups in offshore systems development
Information and Software Technology
The contingent effects of leadership on team collaboration in virtual teams
Computers in Human Behavior
Innovative ICT to improve student learning support: the case of an Austral-Asian University
International Journal of Learning Technology
Let's Shop Online Together: An Empirical Investigation of Collaborative Online Shopping Support
Information Systems Research
A review of non-technical issues in global software development
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
The impact of electronic communication technology on teamwork
ICCOMP'10 Proceedings of the 14th WSEAS international conference on Computers: part of the 14th WSEAS CSCC multiconference - Volume II
Risk-driven Management Contingency Policies in Collaborative Software Development
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
Journal of Management Information Systems
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
Group cohesion, personality and leadership effect on networked marketing staff performance
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
Technical and environmental challenges of collaboration engineering in distributed environments
CRIWG'06 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Groupware: design, implementation, and use
Social communication behaviors of virtual leaders
Telecommunication Economics
Providing training in GSD by using a virtual environment
PROFES'12 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Leader personal influences on membership decisions in moderated online social networking groups
Decision Support Systems
International Journal of e-Collaboration
Information Resources Management Journal
Patterns of Social Intelligence and Leadership Style for Effective Virtual Project Management
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
The development and application of a community maturity model
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
Virtual Teams Demystified: An Integrative Framework for Understanding Virtual Teams
International Journal of e-Collaboration
Leadership Constraints: Leading Global Virtual Teams Through Environmental Complexity
International Journal of e-Collaboration
International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
E-Leadership and Trust Management: Exploring the Moderating Effects of Team Virtuality
International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction
A conceptual meta-framework for managing multicultural global virtual teams
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
Hi-index | 0.00 |
The trend toward physically dispersed work groups has necessitated a fresh inquiry into the role and nature of team leadership in virtual settings. To accomplish this, we assembled thirteen culturally diverse global teams from locations in Europe, Mexico, and the United States, assigning each team a project leader and task to complete. The findings suggest that effective team leaders demonstrate the capability to deal with paradox and contradiction by performing multiple leadership roles simultaneously (behavioral complexity). Specifically, we discovered that highly effective virtual team leaders act in a mentoring role and exhibit a high degree of understanding (empathy) toward other team members. At the same time, effective leaders are also able to assert their authority without being perceived as overbearing or inflexible. Finally, effective leaders are found to be extremely effective at providing regular, detailed, and prompt communication with their peers and in articulating role relationships (responsibilities) among the virtual team members. This study provides useful insights for managers interested in developing global virtual teams, as well as for academics interested in pursuing virtual team research.