Strategies For Building Effective Virtual Teams: Trust Is Key

Keywords

Computer-mediated communication; Group dynamics; Leadership strategies; Team leadership; Virtual supervisor; Virtual teams

Abstract

The impressive growth in web-mediated organizational relationships has created an escalating interest in how to manage virtual teams successfully. As organizations increasingly expect their managers to lead employees in these online groupings, it becomes imperative to identify and train them in the skills to do this effectively. The purpose of this article is to organize and present strategies that organizations have found successful in helping their managers lead virtual teams. While all successful managers must ensure that they have provided the basic organizational support for their employees, especially effective leaders also ensure they build trustworthy relationships. Thus, we emphasize how each strategy contributes to building and sustaining a climate of trust in virtual teams.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Business Horizons

Volume

60

Issue

1

Number of Pages

25-34

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2016.08.009

Socpus ID

84994491714 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84994491714

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