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Virtual Teamwork and Commitments Impact on Project Quality

Virtual Teamwork and Commitments Impact on Project Quality

Harold Daniel, Christian Graham, Brian Doore
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 13 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1548-3673|EISSN: 1548-3681|EISBN13: 9781522511526|DOI: 10.4018/IJeC.2017100103
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Daniel, Harold, et al. "Virtual Teamwork and Commitments Impact on Project Quality." IJEC vol.13, no.4 2017: pp.42-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.2017100103

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Daniel, H., Graham, C., & Doore, B. (2017). Virtual Teamwork and Commitments Impact on Project Quality. International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC), 13(4), 42-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.2017100103

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Daniel, Harold, Christian Graham, and Brian Doore. "Virtual Teamwork and Commitments Impact on Project Quality," International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) 13, no.4: 42-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.2017100103

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Abstract

This article examines how commitment among individuals involved in a short term, virtual team projects influence the quality of the project outcome. Results indicate that forced and habitual commitment types had a negative impact on virtual team project quality but found no evidence of the hypothesized positive influences of affective, normative or economic commitment. Findings suggest that commitment in virtual teams, particularly those virtual teams that engage in short term projects, may not exert the influence observed in co-located teams involved in longer duration projects. Further, forced and habitual commitment may actually be destructive. As such, the findings of this study suggest that for project quality to be achieved, other forces may be necessary.

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