Relationships among geographic dispersion, team processes, and effectiveness in software development work teams

被引：89

作者：

Cramton, CD

Webber, SS

机构：

[1] George Mason Univ, Sch Management, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

[2] Univ Massachusetts, Coll Management, Lowell, MA 01854 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH | 2005年 / 58卷 / 06期

关键词：

virtual work teams; field studies; geographic dispersion; sociotechnical systems; team design; software development;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jbusres.2003.10.006

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This study examines the relationships among geographic dispersion, team processes, and effectiveness in teams carrying out software development work. Geographically dispersed teams have become prevalent in many knowledge- and service-based organizations. However, researchers have not established the nature of the associations among geographic dispersion, team processes and team effectiveness for real teams operating in organizations to carry out particular tasks. This paper uses the sociotechnical systems perspective to orient the exploration of this question. A study of 218 members of 39 software development work teams was conducted. Results show that geographic dispersion significantly and negatively relates to work processes and team effectiveness. (c) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：758 / 765

页数：8

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