Mobile Collaboration Support for Virtual Teams: The Case of Virtual Information Systems Development Teams

Abstract

Organizations increasingly depend on virtual teams in which geographically distributed individuals use sophisticated technology to interact and collaborate. With the advancement of mobile and wireless technology, mobile support for collaboration among virtual team members is becoming increasingly important and popular. In this research, we study the values of mobile support for virtual team members. Using the qualitative technique, Value-Focused Thinking approach, proposed by Keeney, we interviewed 30 subjects who were involved in information systems development teams and asked them the values of mobile support for virtual collaboration. This study uses Alter's Work Systems Theory as the conceptual foundation.

Department(s)

Business and Information Technology

Keywords and Phrases

Management information systems; Wireless telecommunication systems; Conceptual foundations; Information systems development; Mobile applications; Mobile collaboration; Value-focused thinking; Virtual collaboration; Virtual team; Wireless technologies; Information systems

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1-522-51093-2

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1063-8016; 1533-8010

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2017 IGI Global, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jul 2017

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