Title: How can the coordination of the processes be achieved in virtual teams?: Implications for virtual organisations

Authors: Demokaan Demirel

Addresses: Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Kocaeli, Umuttepe Campus, 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey

Abstract: Improvements in today's information society have also changed the working styles of the organisations. Organisations are more focused on services and operate in a virtual environment. The origins of virtual teams are knowledge and expertise, and they also depend on the basic abilities of a virtual team's members. The aim of this study is to determine how to achieve coordination in processes such as communication, trust, technology usage, leadership, and differences while performing the activities of virtual teams. The main problem of the work is which process and/or processes affect the functioning of the virtual teams and which play a more important role in team effectiveness. The study is based on qualitative methodological evaluations and has a rich literature references about the subject. Finally, it is recommended that processes be supported with result-oriented practices and that team members should be interdependent with a strong communication network.

Keywords: virtual organisation; virtual team; trust; communication; leadership; technology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNVO.2020.106497

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 2020 Vol.22 No.3, pp.301 - 322

Received: 22 Aug 2018
Accepted: 03 Oct 2018
Published online: 09 Apr 2020 *

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