DocumentCode :
2412087
Title :
Cultural Diversity, Perception of Work Atmosphere, and Task Conflict in Collaboration Technology Supported Global Virtual Teams: Findings from a Laboratory Experiment
Author :
Paul, Sudipta ; Ray, Sambaran
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Staten Island, City Univ. of New York, New York, NY
fYear :
2009
fDate :
5-8 Jan. 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
10
Abstract :
In this paper, we focus on work atmosphere and conflict in global virtual teams and report the findings of a laboratory experiment that involved twenty-seven cross-cultural virtual teams. The members of the teams used IBM´s Lotus Sametime to work on decision-making tasks. The findings of the study reveal that in collaboration technology supported virtual teams, the cultural heterogeneity of the team members influences their perceptions of the work atmosphere, which in its turn influences members´ participation in group work. We also find that the number of occurrences of task conflict related discussion among the group members is positively related to their participation in group work. The findings of the study are interesting and provide motivation for future research on work atmosphere and conflict in virtual teams.
Keywords :
groupware; collaboration technology; cross-cultural virtual teams; global virtual teams; group work; task conflict; work atmosphere; Atmosphere; Collaborative work; Consumer electronics; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; International collaboration; Laboratories; Video sharing; Videoconference; Virtual groups;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2009. HICSS '09. 42nd Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Big Island, HI
ISSN :
1530-1605
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3450-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2009.138
Filename :
4755353
Link To Document :
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