1. Virtual Teams Debriefing (Individual & Teams Study) Fall 2006 (10/31 – 11/3)

2. Global Virtual Team: Defined (Jarvenpaa & Leidner, 1999, p. 792, Figure 1)

3. Advantages of (text-based) Virtual Teams Connects geographically dispersed team members Connects geographically dispersed team members Less expensive, faster than transporting team members to the same location Less expensive, faster than transporting team members to the same location Comfortable platform for introverted team members – and non-native speakers (of a given language) Comfortable platform for introverted team members – and non-native speakers (of a given language)

4. Disadvantages of (text-based) Virtual Teams No initial face-to-face (no ‘handshake’, coffee, shared meal, etc – note: cultural variations – e.g. Italy, Japan) No initial face-to-face (no ‘handshake’, coffee, shared meal, etc – note: cultural variations – e.g. Italy, Japan) Nonverbal behaviors are unavailable (vocalics, gestures, tone of voice) Nonverbal behaviors are unavailable (vocalics, gestures, tone of voice) Challenge with developing trust (Jarvenpaa & Leidner, 1999) – must rely on swift trust (Meyerson, Weick, & Kramer, 1996) – interacting with ‘roles’ rather than ‘people’ Challenge with developing trust (Jarvenpaa & Leidner, 1999) – must rely on swift trust (Meyerson, Weick, & Kramer, 1996) – interacting with ‘roles’ rather than ‘people’

5. Fully Interactive Virtual Teams Teleportec Fully Virtual Communication (real-time interaction)

6. Thanks … Thanks … … please keep your experiences within this ‘virtual teams’ simulation confidential until Saturday Nov 4 th We greatly appreciate your participation and feedback in this session! We greatly appreciate your participation and feedback in this session!