TY - GEN
T1 - Train to work effectively in virtual environments
T2 - 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2007
AU - Chen, Fang
AU - Sager, James
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Due to increasing industry demand for personnel who work effectively in virtual/distributed teams, MIS students should undergo training to improve their competence in virtual teamwork. This conceptual paper proposes a fourdimension framework for virtual teamwork training: Goal, Process, People and Technology. Purposes for these dimensions are identified, activities that team members need to engage in to achieve the purposes are explained, information technologies that can be used to facilitate these activities are listed, and teaching tips for each dimension are discussed.
AB - Due to increasing industry demand for personnel who work effectively in virtual/distributed teams, MIS students should undergo training to improve their competence in virtual teamwork. This conceptual paper proposes a fourdimension framework for virtual teamwork training: Goal, Process, People and Technology. Purposes for these dimensions are identified, activities that team members need to engage in to achieve the purposes are explained, information technologies that can be used to facilitate these activities are listed, and teaching tips for each dimension are discussed.
KW - Distributed project
KW - Distributed teams
KW - Virtual project
KW - Virtual team competency
KW - Virtual team training
KW - Virtual teams
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84870156358
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870156358
SN - 9781604233810
T3 - Association for Information Systems - 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2007: Reaching New Heights
SP - 328
EP - 338
BT - Association for Information Systems - 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2007
Y2 - 10 August 2007 through 12 August 2007
ER -