THE SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, AND CONFIGURATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION IN TEAMS.

@article{2599074220070901, abstract = {As organizations operate across greater distances, scholars are increasingly interested in the work of geographically dispersed teams and the technologies that they use to communicate and coordinate their work. However, research has generally not specified the dimensions (spatial, temporal, or configurational) and degrees of team dispersion, nor has it articulated the theoretical connections between those dimensions and important team outcomes. This research essay expands upon previous field and lab studies of dispersed teamwork by presenting a new conceptualization of dispersion as a continuous, multidimensional construct, in which each dimension is theoretically linked with different outcomes. We illustrate this new conceptualization with a series of examples from real dispersed teams and present implications for research regarding technology use. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of MIS Quarterly is the property of MIS Quarterly \& The Society for Information Management and its content}, author = {O'Leary, Michael B. and Cummings, Jonathon N. }, citeulike-article-id = {2207561}, journal = {MIS Quarterly}, keywords = {is, misq, organizations, psychological, space, structuration, support\_systems, teams, temporal, theory, time, virtual, work, workplace}, number = {3}, posted-at = {2008-01-08 12:15:02}, priority = {3}, title = {THE SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, AND CONFIGURATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION IN TEAMS.}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=a2h\&AN=25990742\&site=ehost-live\&scope=site}, volume = {31}, year = {20070901} }

TY - JOUR ID - 2599074220070901 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2207561 N2 - As organizations operate across greater distances, scholars are increasingly interested in the work of geographically dispersed teams and the technologies that they use to communicate and coordinate their work. However, research has generally not specified the dimensions (spatial, temporal, or configurational) and degrees of team dispersion, nor has it articulated the theoretical connections between those dimensions and important team outcomes. This research essay expands upon previous field and lab studies of dispersed teamwork by presenting a new conceptualization of dispersion as a continuous, multidimensional construct, in which each dimension is theoretically linked with different outcomes. We illustrate this new conceptualization with a series of examples from real dispersed teams and present implications for research regarding technology use. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of MIS Quarterly is the property of MIS Quarterly & The Society for Information Management and its content IS - 3 JF - MIS Quarterly TI - THE SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, AND CONFIGURATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION IN TEAMS. VL - 31 KW - is KW - misq KW - organizations KW - psychological KW - space KW - structuration KW - support_systems KW - teams KW - temporal KW - theory KW - time KW - virtual KW - work KW - workplace AU - O'Leary, Michael AU - Cummings, Jonathon PY - 20070901/// UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a2h&AN=25990742&site=ehost-live&scope=site ER -