Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective

The rapid changes of work, the ease of mobility, and ubiquitous use of virtual tools have fundamentally changed the way that teamwork in modern organizations is accomplished. Although these develop- ments have elicited a broad range of studies focusing on the phenomenon of team virtuality, the const...

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Main Authors: Handke, Lisa, Costa, Patricia, Klonek, Florian, O’Neil, Thomas, Parker, Sharon
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80537
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author Handke, Lisa
Costa, Patricia
Klonek, Florian
O’Neil, Thomas
Parker, Sharon
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Costa, Patricia
Klonek, Florian
O’Neil, Thomas
Parker, Sharon
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description The rapid changes of work, the ease of mobility, and ubiquitous use of virtual tools have fundamentally changed the way that teamwork in modern organizations is accomplished. Although these develop- ments have elicited a broad range of studies focusing on the phenomenon of team virtuality, the construct itself is still tied to conceptual ambiguities, opposing theoretical underpinnings, and incon- sistent findings. The present paper synthesizes the structural and social-constructivist elements of team virtuality in order to introduce the novel concept of team perceived virtuality (TPV), embedded within a theoretical model of its team-level emergence. We define TPV as a cognitive-affective team emergent state which is grounded in collectively experienced feelings of distance and perceptions of information deficits. We further describe how TPV emerges as a function of team members’ collectively developed co- constructions and identify antecedents that contribute towards this emergence. By disentangling per- ceptions from structural properties, the present paper conceptually advances our understanding of team virtuality beyond its structural characteristics. Ultimately, this conceptual work serves as a starting point for future research on team virtuality as a collectively constructed, team-level emergent construct.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-805372021-08-25T00:48:05Z Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective Handke, Lisa Costa, Patricia Klonek, Florian O’Neil, Thomas Parker, Sharon The rapid changes of work, the ease of mobility, and ubiquitous use of virtual tools have fundamentally changed the way that teamwork in modern organizations is accomplished. Although these develop- ments have elicited a broad range of studies focusing on the phenomenon of team virtuality, the construct itself is still tied to conceptual ambiguities, opposing theoretical underpinnings, and incon- sistent findings. The present paper synthesizes the structural and social-constructivist elements of team virtuality in order to introduce the novel concept of team perceived virtuality (TPV), embedded within a theoretical model of its team-level emergence. We define TPV as a cognitive-affective team emergent state which is grounded in collectively experienced feelings of distance and perceptions of information deficits. We further describe how TPV emerges as a function of team members’ collectively developed co- constructions and identify antecedents that contribute towards this emergence. By disentangling per- ceptions from structural properties, the present paper conceptually advances our understanding of team virtuality beyond its structural characteristics. Ultimately, this conceptual work serves as a starting point for future research on team virtuality as a collectively constructed, team-level emergent construct. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80537 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1806921 Taylor & Francis fulltext
spellingShingle Handke, Lisa
Costa, Patricia
Klonek, Florian
O’Neil, Thomas
Parker, Sharon
Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective
title Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective
title_full Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective
title_fullStr Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective
title_full_unstemmed Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective
title_short Team perceived virtuality: An emergent state perspective
title_sort team perceived virtuality: an emergent state perspective
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80537