Influence and Political Processes in Cyberspace: The Case of Global Virtual Teams

The ways team members choose to influence each other and the political processes that take place within the team have important implications for the team’s effectiveness. We present an exploratory investigation of the ways both phenomena occur in global virtual teams. Based on interviews with team m...

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Published in:International journal of cross cultural management : CCM 2006-12, Vol.6 (3), p.295-317
Main Authors: Elron, Efrat, Vigoda-Gadot, Eran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Corporate culture
Cultural differences
Cultural values
Familiarity
Influence
Information and communication technologies
Internet
Investigations
Joint ventures
Managers
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Multinational corporations
Multinational enterprises
Organizational culture
Organizational effectiveness
Politics
Studies
Tactics
Teams
Teamwork
Virtual offices
Virtual teams
Work environment
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Summary:The ways team members choose to influence each other and the political processes that take place within the team have important implications for the team’s effectiveness. We present an exploratory investigation of the ways both phenomena occur in global virtual teams. Based on interviews with team members and managers, combined with existing knowledge of these processes, we present a preliminary model that includes familiarity, team centrality and task focus as variables mediating the relationship between the multicultural and virtual aspects of the teams and the use of influence and politics. Our findings also suggest that the use of hard influence tactics and political actions is milder in global virtual teams in relation to collocated teams.
ISSN:1470-5958
1741-2838
DOI:10.1177/1470595806070636