Track:
Collaboration Systems and Technology
Minitrack:
Global Virtual Teams
Today business processes and technology projects are commonly
executed by geographically dispersed virtual teams. Team members
may belong to different companies and different cultures and
commonly do not speak English as their first language. These
differences present unique opportunities for management and
leadership. This mini-track invites papers that offer insights
into the successful operation of global virtual teams. Session
topics include, but are not limited to:
Temporal separation and its effects on collaboration and global
virtual teams
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Cultural differences in perception of time and its
effects on
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Conflict resolution across cultures
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Project management styles and differences across
cultures
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Differences in (English) language understanding and
its effects on collaboration
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Power distance and its effects on collaboration
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Uncertainty (risk) avoidance and its effects on
collaboration
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Collaboration and communication tools
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Differences between academic and non-academic
virtual teams and how these differences affect research results
Please refer to
http://sprott.carleton.ca/~mhine/HICSS2010/ for details.
Minitrack Co-Chairs:
Michael J. Hine (Primary contact)
Sprott School of Business
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1S 5B6
Phone: 613-520-2600 Ext:3664
Fax: 613-520-4427
Email mhine@sprott.carleton.ca
Frederick Zarndt
Global Connexions
230 C Ave
Coronado CA 92118
Phone: 801-361-3204
Fax: 360-361-3204
Email: frederick.zarndt@global-connexions.com
