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The impacts of team virtuality: An investigation of team virtuality, team reflexivity, and copresence on team effectiveness

Authors: Mieiro, Mariana Malheiro Dias;

The impacts of team virtuality: An investigation of team virtuality, team reflexivity, and copresence on team effectiveness

Abstract

Teams have become the standard way of working in organizations. Therefore, it is of extreme importance to understand what differentiates high performing teams from other teams. Team Virtuality is also increasingly more common. Globalization, distributed skills and competencies, and the advances on communication technology have led organizations to increasingly rely on virtual teams. In this sense, the present study investigates the impact of Team Virtuality on Team Reflexivity, a team process that highly contributes to Team Effectiveness. Despite the geographic and/or temporal distance, and the loss of some cues when communicating through virtual tools, one can still feel present in an environment and that others are present with them and collaborating. This study investigates if this sense of copresence is able to moderate the relationship between Team Virtuality and Team Reflexivity. A sample of 93 Start-up employees has been analyzed. Results showed that the extent of use of virtual tools, informational value and synchronicity have actually a positive effect on Team Reflexivity; that Team Reflexivity has, in fact, a positive influence on Team Performance and Team Viability; but, however, that Copresence has no moderation power on the relationship of Team Virtuality with Team Reflexivity. This research extends the literature, as the impact of Team Virtuality in team processes, Team Reflexivity included, hasn’t received significant dedication yet. Moreover, Copresence’s impacts have not been studied at all, and it needs further research. Practical and theoretical implications of the findings and potential questions for future research are discussed.

As equipas tornaram-se a forma de trabalho mais comum nas organizações. Por isso, é de extrema importância compreender o que diferencia as equipas de alto desempenho das outras equipas. A virtualidade na equipa é, também, cada vez mais comum. A globalização, as competências e skills distribuídas, e os avanços na tecnologia de comunicação levaram as organizações a recorrer, cada vez mais, a equipas virtuais. Neste sentido, o presente estudo investiga o impacto da Virtualidade das equipas na Reflexividade das mesmas, um processo de equipa que contribui altamente para a Eficácia das equipas. Apesar da distância geográfica e/ou temporal e da perda de algumas pistas quando a comunicação é feita através de ferramentas virtuais, é possível, ainda, sentir que se está presente num determinado interface e que os outros estão, também, presentes connosco e a colaborar. Este estudo investiga se este sentimento de copresença é capaz de moderar a relação entre a Virtualidade da equipa e a Reflexividade da equipa. Foi analisada uma amostra de 93 empregados de Start-ups.Os resultados mostraram que a quantidade de ferramentas virtuais utilizadas, o valor informacional e a sincronia das mesmas têm, na realidade, um efeito positivo na Reflexividade da equipa; que a Reflexividade da equipa tem, de facto, um impacto positivo no Desempenho e na Viabilidade da Equipa; mas, no entanto, que a Copresença não tem poder de moderação na relação entre a Virtualidade da equipa com a Reflexividade da equipa. Implicações práticas e teóricas dos resultados e potenciais questões para investigação futura são discutidas.

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Eficácia da equipa, Team reflexivity, Team viability, Team effectiveness, Sincronia, Valor informacional, Desempenho da equipa, Synchronicity, Viabilidade da equipa, Reflexividade da equipa, :Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão [Domínio/Área Científica], Virtualidade da equipa, Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão, Co-presença, Copresence, Team performance, Informational value, Team virtuality

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