Title: A contemporary team process management model to enhance multicultural and multidisciplinary virtual team performance

Authors: Kerstin Siakas; Errikos Siakas

Addresses: Department of Informatics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 141, Thessaloniki, Greece ' IT Centre, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract: This paper aims to reveal experiences gained from multicultural and multidisciplinary virtual collaborative teamwork within projects sponsored by the EU. The members of the consortium, often unknown to each other, comprise a variety of experts of diverse cultural, organisational, and professional backgrounds. Within the project lifetime they are connected together with time and money constraints for a specific period of time to accomplish certain distinctive objectives. A conceptual team process management (TPM) model was developed to support teams and increase performance. The ultimate outcome the TPM model helped in overcoming apparent complexities and contradictions due to the structure the model provides.

Keywords: multicultural teams; multidisciplinary teams; team performance; team process management; TPM; team management; collaborative teamwork; virtual teamwork; EU projects; European Union; collaboration; project teams; virtual teams.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNVO.2015.069299

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 2015 Vol.15 No.1, pp.65 - 79

Received: 05 Dec 2014
Accepted: 10 Feb 2015
Published online: 09 May 2015 *

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