Date of Award
12-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Technology Leadership and Innovation
Committee Chair
Kathryne Newton
Committee Member 1
Mitchell Springer
Committee Member 2
Stacy Connaughton
Abstract
Virtual teams are necessary for organizations to remain competitive in today’s global society, but the complexities of virtual team environments impart strain on virtual teams to perform key team activities. Although virtual teams are expected to deliver complex projects, training for communicating in virtual teams is often overlooked. This thesis was conducted using a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed articles from 2012-2017 to identify elements of communication that contributed to virtual team effectiveness and communication best practices that may be perceived as prescriptive content for virtual team communication training. The results of this study suggest that virtual team communication training should include best practices related to: (a) communication structures, (b) communication channels, (c) characteristics of emergent leader communication, and (d) culture and communication.
Recommended Citation
Mabon, Arielle, "A Systematic Literature Review to Identify Best Practices for Communication in Virtual Teams" (2017). Open Access Theses. 1304.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/1304