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"Proposal of a model for effective management and development of virtual teams Basic information Original title: Proposal of a model for effective management and development of virtual teams Author: Petr Škyřík Further information Citation: ŠKYŘÍK, Petr. Proposal of a model for effective management and development of virtual teams. Journal of Systems Integration, University of Economics. ISSN 1804-2724, 2010, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 27-38. Original language: English Field: Documentation, library studies, information management WWW: link to a new windowhttp://www.si-journal.org/index.php/JSI/article/view/70 Type: Article in Periodical Keywords: trust; teamwork; virtual work The main aim of this paper is to present a pilot proposal of a model of "Virtual Development Management System" (ViDeMaS) which will facilitate more effective management and development of virtual teams. Related projects: Specifický výzkum a inovace v oboru Informační studia a knihovnictví"

"WORK TOGETHER… WHEN APART CHALLENGES AND WHAT IS NEED FOR EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL TEAMS Raval, MR. R. R. and Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Taha, Zahari (2010) WORK TOGETHER… WHEN APART CHALLENGES AND WHAT IS NEED FOR EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL TEAMS. [Journal (Paginated)] Full text available as: [img] PDF 493Kb Abstract Increasingly competitive global markets and accelerating technological changes have increased the need for people to contact via electronic medium to have daily updates, the people those who could not able to meet face to face every day. Those who contact via electronic medium i.e. Virtual Team, are having number of benefit but to achieve these potential benefits, however, leaders need to overcome liabilities inherent in the lack of direct contact among team members and managers. Team members may not naturally know how to interact effectively across space and time. By this paper author try to throw some lights on the challenges that virtual team faces and try to elaborate what is needed for Virtual Team. Item Type: Journal (Paginated) Keywords: Team, Virtual Team Subjects: Computer Science > Human Computer Interaction JOURNALS > Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology JOURNALS > Journal of Information Technology Education Electronic Publishing > Peer Review ID Code: 7701 Deposited By: Ale Ebrahim, Nader Deposited On: 10 Nov 2011 23:39 Last Modified: 10 Nov 2011 23:39 References in Article Select the SEEK icon to attempt to find the referenced article. If it does not appear to be in cogprints you will be forwarded to the paracite service. Poorly formated references will probably not work. RAVAL, M. R. R., ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2010. WORK TOGETHER… WHEN APART CHALLENGES AND WHAT IS NEED FOR EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL TEAMS. Journal of Information, Knowledge and Research in Business Management and Administration, 1, 1-3. "

"Results 1 - 21 of 21 Additional Information View Results by: 1 four stars Establishing Virtual R&D Teams: Obliged Policy Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim Shamsuddin Ahmed Zahari Taha; Date: 2012-08-04 Summary: In a global and technology oriented world the requirements that products and services have to fulfill are increasing and are getting more complicated. Research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that mak... Collection: Computing Research Repository (arXiv) 2 four stars Target ISI Journals: "HOW TO WRITE/PUBLISH ISI PAPERS" Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim; Date: 2010-01-01 Summary: * "I wanted to write a high quality paper, how can I prepare in the shortest possible time?" * " I do not now the Journal acceptance procedure. How many steps are needed?" * "I have written an article, and I am not able to find a proper ISI Journal" * "I ... Collection: CiteSeer 3 four stars Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim Shamsuddin Ahmed Zahari Taha; Date: 2012-10-28 Summary: In today s dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements... Source: African Journal of Marketing Management, 1(9) (2009) 211-219 Collection: Computing Research Repository (arXiv) 4 four stars New Product Development in Virtual Environment Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim; Date: 2008-01-01 Summary: Purpose - The literature on the topic has evolved exponentially since eight years ago. Relaying on a review of studies published in recent years, this article proposes and discusses a framework which incorporates a set of virtual team

"[texts] Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process - Nader Ale Ebrahim ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2009. Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process. African Journal of Marketing Management, 1, 211-219. Keywords: Modified stage-gate system; virtual product development; conceptual model Downloads: 32 [texts] Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams - Nader Ale Ebrahim ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S., ABDUL RASHID, S. H. & TAHA, Z. 2012. Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 5, 9-14. Keywords: Collaboration teams; questionnaires; performance; cross-functional teams; product development; structural equation modeling; measurement model; literature review Downloads: 20 [texts] Effective Virtual Teams - Nader Ale Ebrahim ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S., ABDUL RASHID, S. H. & TAHA, Z. 2012. Effective Virtual Teams for New Product Development. Scientific Research and Essay, 7, 1971-1985. Keywords: Virtual teams; collaboration; questionnaires; communication; information; integration; performance; success; cross-functional teams; product development Downloads: 2 [texts] SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review - Nader Ale Ebrahim ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2010. SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 5, 916â930. Keywords: Virtual teams; small and medium enterprises; new product development; R&D Downloads: 92 [texts] The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs - Nader Ale Ebrahim ALE EBRAHIM, N., ABDUL RASHID, S. H., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2011. The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs. Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, 10, 109-114. Keywords: Virtual Teams; New Product Development; Surv

"A conceptual model of virtual product development process Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Taha, Zahari (2009): A conceptual model of virtual product development process. Published in: In: 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, (SEIT 2009), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. (8. July 2009): pp. 191-196. [img] PDF MPRA_paper_27374.pdf Download (430Kb) | Preview Abstract In today's dynamic marketplace, companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Besides, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to this pressing need there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual-team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual team, Stage-Gate system and finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual team in new products development. Item Type: MPRA Paper Original Title: A conceptual model of virtual product development process English Title: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Language: English Keywords: Modified Stage-Gate System, Virtual Product Development, Conceptual Model Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M1 - Business Administration > M12 - Personnel

"Full-Text Articles in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Virtual Teams And E-Entrepreneurship, Nader Ale Ebrahim Dec 2012 Practical Guide To Write A Phd Thesis, Nader Ale Ebrahim Nov 2012 Approach To Conduct An Effective Literature Review, Nader Ale Ebrahim Oct 2012 Publication Marketing Tools - "Enhancing Research Visibility And Improving Citations", Nader Ale Ebrahim Oct 2012 An Introduction To The Effective Use Of Research Tools Box, Nader Ale Ebrahim Jul 2012 Virtual R&D Teams Definition, Nader Ale Ebrahim Jul 2012 Effective Virtual Teams For New Product Development, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha Jun 2012 Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams In Malaysia Manufacturing Smes, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha, M. A. Wazed Feb 2012 Technology Use In The Virtual R&D Teams, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha Feb 2012 Collaboration Tools For Education - "Learn And Teach Online", Nader Ale Ebrahim Sep 2011 Managing Communication In New Product Development Process: Virtual R&D Teams And Information Technology, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha Jul 2011 The Effectiveness Of Virtual R&D Teams In Smes: Experiences Of Malaysian Smes, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha Jun 2011 How To Increase H-Index, Nader Ale Ebrahim Apr 2011 Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams In Malaysia Manufacturing Smes, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha Feb 2011 Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth Of Education-Industry Collaboration, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha Feb 2011 Virtual Teams And Management Challenges, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha Feb 2011 How To Conduct A Literature Review, Nader Ale Ebrahim Jan 2011 Determinants Of Foreign Direct Investment In Iran: An Empirical Study Using Stru

"Publications Effective virtual teams for new product development Jun-2012 DOI: 10.5897/SRE10.1005 Nader Ale Ebrahim, null, 2012, 'Effective virtual teams for new product development', Scientific Research and Essays, vol. 7, no. 21. Innovation and R&D activities in virtual team: European Journal of Scientific Research 2009 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70049115372&partnerID=MN8TOARS Ebrahim, N.A. and Ahmed, S. and Taha, Z., (2009). "Innovation and R\&D activities in virtual team", European Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 297-307 Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy 2008 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy 2008 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production Oct-2011 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 Wazed, M, Ahmed, S, Nukman, Y & Ale Ebrahim, N, 2011, 'Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266. Models for component commonality in multistage production: Applied Mechanics and Materials 2012 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255162499&partnerID=MN8TOARS Wazed, M.A. and Ahmed, S. and Nukman, Y. and Ale Ebrahim, N., (2012). "Models for component commonality in multistage production", Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266 Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptu

"HAL : hal-00593357, version 1 Fiche détaillée Récupérer au format Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3, 3 (2009) 2653-2669 Virtual Teams: a Literature Review Nader Ale Ebrahim 1, Shamsuddin Ahmed 1, Zahari Taha 1 (2009) In the competitive market , virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to- market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers . Nowadays, companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual teams growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions o f virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams , different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we distinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges they entail. Finally, we have identified an d extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. 1 : University of Malaya (UM) Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya Domaine : Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management Sciences de l'ingénieur/Autre Mots Clés : Virtual team - Literature review - effective virtual team Liste des fichiers attachés à ce document : PDF Nader-AJBAS_3_3_2653-2669-2009.pdf(217.7 KB) hal-00593357, version 1 http

"Papers: Year ↓ Title ↓ Cited ↓ 2009 Virtual Teams: a Literature Review In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 8 2009 Virtual teams: A literature review.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 8 2009 Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 9 2009 Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 9 2009 Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 3 2009 Modified stage-gate: A conceptual model of virtual product development process.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 3 2009 Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 4 2009 Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 4 2009 Virtual Teams for New Product Development: An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 8 2009 Virtual Teams for New Product Development - An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 8 2010 SMEs; Virtual Research and Development (R&D) Teams and New Product Development: A Literature Review In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 2 2010 SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review.(2010) In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 2 2010 SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review.(2010) In: MPRA Paper.

"Organizational Citizenship Behaviour of Distributed Teams: A Study on the Mediating Effects of Organizational Justice in Software Organizations[Full-Text ] Harry Charles Devasagayam Globalization has changed the dynamics of team working in software development. Part of adapting and accepting globalization is to work with a heterogeneous group of people located in different parts of the world with different perceptions, different attitudes and varied characteristics. The challenge for software development organizations in this scenario is to source, coordinate and manage an adept pool of professionals and help them work for complementing tasks of distributed teams, keep them motivated so as to practice extra role behaviors which will in turn help the organization grow its business. However, in order that distributed employees feel motivated, valued and respected; the organizations through their employee friendly policies create an environment for people to perceive organizational support and role efficacy. A fairly supportive system and effective utilization of competencies is likely to create a sense of organization being fair to employees. This research examined the relationships between perceptions of organizational support, role efficacy and organizational citizenship behavior by examining the mediating effects of organizational justice. A questionnaire was given to 970 software professionals. The responses of 276 people selected through a convenience sample across globally located software organizations was used for the study. The data collected from the responses was analyzed using factor analysis to rule out factors not contributing to the study. Further the data was analyzed using correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression tests to find out the relationship and mediating effects between variables. There are seven hypotheses in this study. All of which has been accepted. As predicted a significant relationship was found between perceived organizatio

"Some Tips For Virtual Team Of Startup Company By Martin at February 11, 2013 | 8:26 am | Print Some Tips For Virtual Team Of Startup Company Almost every startup is a virtual team these days, since most don't start out with dedicated office space, and some or all members of the team work part-time or out of their own home. It's a small world, so these team members may not even be in the same town, or the same country. Outsourcing is just another extension of the virtual team concept to people you don't even know. Working effectively with a virtual team of any sort has many challenges. How do entrepreneurs establish and maintain rapport with people they rarely see, and team members who have never met? How do they keep track of what everyone is doing and assure effective communication between all team members? Experts on this subject, including Yael Zofi, in her recent book, "A Manager's Guide to Virtual Teams," has identified eight key characteristics of high-performing virtual teams, which every startup founder should understand and enable: 1. Members exhibit a global mindset - they look outward, not inward. effective virtual leaders widen their focus from the local to the global, which implicitly creates an environment of respect. Respect engenders buy-in, without which members can't take ownership of work product and work toward a common goal. 2. Members share responsibility for achieving the mission. High performing teams have a sense of purpose where members internalize their piece of the mission, thereby transcending the isolation that defines working in a virtual environment. Team members develop an understanding about their mutual dependence to achieve objectives. 3. A culture of openness facilitates trust and authenticity. effective founders work to create and maintain an environment of team trust to defuse miscommunications. They focus on behaviors, not on personalities, because they know this engenders trust. Then they "say what t

"Publications Public Effective virtual teams for new product development Nader Ale Ebrahim, null, 2012, 'Effective virtual teams for new product development', Scientific Research and Essays, vol. 7, no. 21. DOI: 10.5897/SRE10.1005 Public Innovation and R&D activities in virtual team Subtitle: European Journal of Scientific Research Ebrahim, , N.A. and Ahmed, , S. and Taha, , Z., (2009). "Innovation and R\&D activities in virtual team", European Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 297-307 Public Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Public Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Public Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production Wazed, M, Ahmed, S, Nukman, Y & Ale Ebrahim, N, 2011, 'Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 Public Models for component commonality in multistage production Subtitle: Applied Mechanics and Materials Wazed, , M.A. and Ahmed, , S. and Nukman, , Y. and Ale Ebrahim, , N., (2012). "Models for component commonality in multistage production", Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 Public Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 200

"How to Create Your Own Online Course: 100 Tools, Guides, and Resources [del.icio.us] [Digg] [Facebook] [Mixx] [Reddit] [StumbleUpon] [Twitter] [Email] Perhaps you have a special skill, talent, or knowledge-base that you want to share with others, and maybe you've heard that teaching online courses can make you a little extra money. The resources below will help you discover how to combine both what you have to offer and what you wish to gain by guiding you through creating and establishing an online course. No matter what age of student, subject you want to teach, or size of the class, you will find resources and information to bring your class online. Learning Management Systems Learning Management Systems host your online class and provide a place for students to receive and turn in assignments, class communication, and more. Moodle. This free and very popular course management system allows you to design a course for thousands or only a few students and gives access to creating forums, wikis, databases, and much more. Blackboard Learn . Blackboard is used by many institutes of higher learning, as well as other organizations, as a source of online classroom management. eLearningZoom. Take advantage of the free trial to see how this application works for education, organizations, and businesses. Nicenet's Internet Classroom Assistant. Set up your course here and have access to conferencing, scheduling, document sharing, personal messaging, and link sharing. FlexTraining. This e-learning system offers a low-cost solution to providing online training and education. The home page also offers plenty of thinking-points for considering a learning management system. Backpack. While not specifically a learning management system, this app is great for organizing groups and sharing information-and is available at no charge for the basic services. OPEN Learning Management System. This open-source management system helps online teachers w

"JEL Classification: L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance JEL Classification (20485) L - Industrial Organization (2451) L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance (730) L10 - General (81) L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms (160) L12 - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies (29) L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets (193) L14 - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks (107) L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility (70) L16 - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics: Industrial Structure and Structural Change; Industrial Price Indices (68) L17 - Open Source Products and Markets (26) L19 - Other (9) Number of items at this level: 143. Fulvio , Castellacci (2012): Business Groups, Innovation and Institutional Voids in Latin America. Unpublished. Chen, Yongmin; Pan, Shiyuan and Zhang, Tianle (2012): (When) Do Stronger Patents Increase Continual Innovation? Unpublished. Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin L.-C. and Li, Yao Amber (2012): Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China. Unpublished. Ciliberto, Federico and Schenone, Carola (2012): Are the Bankrupt Skies the Friendliest? Unpublished. Ciliberto, Federico and Schenone, Carola (2012): Bankruptcy and product-market competition: evidence from the airline industry. Unpublished. Aliu, Armando (2012): European industrial relations: transnational relations and global challenges. Unpublished. Agisilaou, Panayiotis (2012): Keep to sustain or keep to exploit? Why firms keep hard evidence. Unpublished. Golonka, Monika (2012): Konwergencja, konsolidacja, koopetycja - jak zmienia się branża technologii informacyjnych i komunikacyjnych (ICT). Published in: Przeglad Organizacji , Vol. 3

"Why Virtual Teams Fail October 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Collaborating And Leading From A Distance by admin Virtual teams are more prevalent than ever. Advances in technology have made it easier to organize and manage dispersed groups of people. And competitive pressures and the needs of today's global market workforce have made virtual teams a necessity for some organizations. But the fact that virtual teams continue to grow in popularity doesn't mean they're always being used and managed properly. We found that many organizations simply recycle the same guidelines for t co-located teams and hope for the best. And frankly, that system wasn't working. But why are so many virtual teams falling to meet performance expectations? To answer this question, we asked hundreds of virtual team members and leaders to select the top three challenges that hinder their teams' performance. Here's what we found. Lack of face-to-face contact was cited as the top challenge. However, we did find that lack of face-to-face contact was less of an issue for teams that had an initial face-to-face meeting within the first 30-90 days of working virtually together. Overall, these teams were more effective than teams that never met up front. Communication was a close second. Many people reported that members of their teams changed monthly and having team members that are here today and gone tomorrow makes it difficult to find the most effective ways to communicate with one another and to build relationships effectively. Large teams of people with unclear roles was also seen as a key challenge. Add to the frequent change in team members the fact that often people are invited to be on a given team solely because of political reasons, not because they are meant to contribute in a specific way and what we found is that many organizations ended up with large teams of people whose roles are unclear. Given the importance of virtual teamwork, we were surprised by how many teams are

"Managing virtual teams - theory and methodology Managing virtual teams - theory and methodology Author(s): Kristian Hadjiev Subject(s): Economy Published by: Институт за икономически изследвания при Българска академия на науките Keywords: information society; knowledge economy; work group; team; SMWT-concept (self-managed working teams); virtual team; indicators and models of team effectiveness Summary/Abstract: This paper studies the types of management teams and identifies the essential characteristics of organizational models applied in management practice: work group - team - self-managed work team and virtual team. The focus is put on virtual teams. The key prerequisites, regularities and processes associated with the design and functioning of highly effective virtual teams are analyzed. The indicators of team effectiveness are specified and the factors influencing immediate results are analyzed. The multilateral relationships in the integrative models most cited in the last 20 years are explored not only at the input, but in the process of interaction, as well as the ways to achieve balance and good teamwork between team members. The aim is to find a common theoretical and methodological basis that brings together the fundamental models of virtual team effectiveness."

"The five "super" factors virtual teams must do well-or fail! By jaclynkostner On April 25, 2012 · Add Comment · In Virtual Collaboration, Virtual Leadership, Virtual Meetings, Virtual Relationship Building, Virtual Relationships, Virtual Team Collaboration, Virtual Team Trust, Virtual Team Trust-Building, Virtual Teamwork online meetings, virtual relationships, virtual community Virtual teams need more than a technical connection to work effectively together. What are the most important factors effective virtual leaders use to engage their virtual team to high performance? If your virtual team has little to no travel, five core factors drive a virtual team to be inspired, engaged, and connected on an interpersonal level when people are remote from each other. Here are five best practices that virtual leaders must do right when people are NOT face-to-face. Align your virtual team behind the "moment of truth," not just vision, mission, and goals. Stop micromanaging tasks! Instead, raise and focus your team's energy and passion to deliver a consistent "moment of truth" that pleases your virtual team's customers, internally or externally. Future blog posts will tell you more about this proven success factor that transforms work into joy and delivers consistent, excellent results when the leader can't be there to supervise the work. Vigorously collaborate in weekly web conference meetings. Is everyone is multi-tasking on other things during your weekly conference call or web conference meeting? Multi-tasking in online meetings is out of control today. It's the #1 symptom of collaboration failure. Connecting once a week through an audio bridge or a web conference link is not collaboration. Collaboration is the magic that happens when the team uses its collective knowledge, perspectives, and insights to create something unique and better together. The surprise is that virtual collaboration can be BETTER than face-to-face colla

"By Dr. Al Jury · January 22, 2012 · No comments leadership, virtual teams · Tagged: collaboration tools, virtual teams success virtual teams Establishing a virtual team is a key part of a team's long term effectiveness. Setting up virtual teams can be a challenging process, especially for team members who have never participated in a virtual team before. Focusing on a number of core elements as discussed below, should help a virtual team leader to more quickly get a virtual team up and running. 1. Choose an experienced leader The leader of a virtual team has a large impact on the set up and success of a virtual team. Virtual teams tend to rely more heavily on a virtual team leader as they have less direct interaction between team members. Often communication flow in a virtual team is between members and the leader, rather than between members themselves (which is more typical of co-located teams). As such, a virtual team leader needs to be someone who is comfortable managing people remotely, who can use the technology to effectively provide task instructions and build relationships in the absence of face to face interaction. As there is much to learn for first time virtual team leaders, we suggest that a leader has at least had previous leadership experience so that they can then concentrate on the differences a virtual team has. Read more about effective virtual team leaders. 2. Select members who are suited to working in virtual teams Where virtual teams tend to fail, it is often a result of the lack of familiarity, physical distance and incompatible time zones of team members. One of the easiest ways to ensure the success of a virtual team is pick a few team members who already know each other. This way, trust (one of the more difficult aspects to develop virtually) may be established much faster. If it is not possible to find members who have worked together previously, try and arrange a face-to-face meeting at the start (as mentioned below) to devel

"Keywords: * multiple team membership; * global virtual teams; * preparation activities; * transactive memory systems Summary We developed and tested a model that bridges existing team effectiveness theory with new ideas aimed at understanding the complexity of multiple team membership and virtuality. Using a sample of 60 global, virtual supply teams from a large multi-national organization, we propose that even for new team configurations, transactive memory systems and preparation activities are critical for effectiveness. We also examined the association between members' percentage of time allocated to a team, team virtuality, and interdependence on preparation activities. Our findings suggest that preparation activities related significantly to effectiveness as mediated by transactive memory systems. Furthermore, interdependence interacted with members' percentage of time allocated to the team as related to preparation activities. Specifically, members' percentage of time allocated to the team shifted from being a positive influence on preparation activities to a negative influence as team interdependence went from relatively high to relatively low levels. We discuss implications for theory, research, and practice. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd."

"PACIS 2012 Proceedings Teamwork Quality And Service Innovation Performance Of Virtual Teams Jason Chia-Hsien Wu, Department of Information Management College of Management National Sun Yat-Sen University 70 Lien-Hai Rd. Haohsiung 804, Taiwan ROCFollow Ting-Peng Liang, Department of Managemetn Information Systems National Chengchi University 64, Sec. 2, Zhinan Rd., Wenshan District, Taipei City 11605, Taiwan ROC Abstract Virtual teams (VTs) have emerged as a new form of organizational structure supported by enabling information and communication technologies (ICT) that are able to meet future service innovation challenges of the fast-changing business environment. How effective are these virtual teams in comparison to traditional face-to-face groups? Is the teamwork quality similar and is information exchanged as effectively? The objective of this research is to investigate these issues by developing a research model that combines the task-technology fit and teamwork quality concepts and by using a laboratory experiment to examine the effect of task complexity, media characteristics, and teamwork quality on service innovation performance and satisfaction. The results will offer holds important implications for research and practice in the areas of both service innovation and IT. Recommended Citation Wu, Jason Chia-Hsien and Liang, Ting-Peng, "Teamwork Quality And Service Innovation Performance Of Virtual Teams" (2012). PACIS 2012 Proceedings. Paper 186. http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2012/186 "