Leadership Roles, Socioemotional Communication Strategies, and Technology Use of Irish and US Students in Virtual Teams

    Authors

    M. Flammia; Y. Cleary;D. M. Slattery

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun.

    Keywords

    Collaborative learning; communication strategies; technology use; virtual teams; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; TRUST; TIME; Communication; Engineering, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    Global virtual teams provide numerous benefits for corporations employing virtual organizational forms and for individual teams and team members. However, virtual collaboration also presents some well-recognized challenges. A growing body of research has examined the process of virtual teaming and the challenges inherent in that process. This study seeks to address some of the gaps in the existing literature. Specifically, it examines leadership roles, socioemotional communication strategies, and the use of technology to establish relational links among team members. The study focuses on virtual-team collaboration among technical communication students at the University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, and at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Transactions on Professional Communication

    Volume

    53

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    89

    Last Page

    101

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000278038600001

    ISSN

    0361-1434

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