Title: An empirical investigation of trust's impact on collective awareness development in virtual teams

Authors: Mohamed Daassi, Nabila Jawadi, Marc Favier, Michel Kalika

Addresses: CERAG Laboratory, University of Grenoble, 150 rue de la Chimie, BP 47–38400, France. ' CREPA Research Centre, University of Paris Dauphine, Place du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, 75 775 Paris Cedex 16, France. ' CERAG Laboratory, University of Grenoble, 150 rue de la Chimie, BP 47–38400, France. ' CREPA Research Centre, University of Paris Dauphine, Place du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, 75 775 Paris Cedex 16, France

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between trust and collective awareness levels over time. The study also examines the multi-dimensionality of both trust and collective awareness in virtual teams. Hence, we adopt a longitudinal study to provide a preliminary step towards understanding the dynamic nature of trust and collective awareness in virtual teams. The results of our experiments show that (1) both trust and collective awareness levels increase over time; (2) during the project, task processes are more important than socio-emotional processes; and (3) higher (vs. lower) trust levels are associated with higher (vs. lower) collective awareness levels.

Keywords: virtual teams; collective awareness; trust; longitudinal study; virtual organisations; networking.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNVO.2006.011867

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 2006 Vol.3 No.4, pp.378 - 394

Published online: 28 Dec 2006 *

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