Virtual Collaborative Groups: Two Case Studies of Group Development and Emergent Leadership

Fay Sudweeks

ISBN 10: 3639034236 / ISBN 13: 9783639034233

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virtual Collaborative Groups: Two Case Studies of Group Development and Emergent Leadership
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639034236
• ISBN 13: 9783639034233
• Binding: Book
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15W x 2.31H x 22D centimeters 15 centimeters width by 2.31 centimeters height by 22 centimeters depth
• Weight: 522 grams

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Synopsis

Computer-mediated collaboration is an important feature of modern organizational and educational settings but it is still compared unfavourably with traditional collaboration because non-verbal and paralinguistic cues are minimal. This book analyzes how virtual collaborative groups develop and how leaders emerge in asynchronous and synchronous computer-mediated environments using cognitive and affective dimensions of communication activity. A multi-level methodology (Complementary Explorative Data Analysis) is developed to enable quantitative and qualitative analyses of communication data sets from two different case studies. The results indicate that virtual collaborative groups in organizations and education institutions are highly adaptive to the task to be completed, and the medium in which they collaborate. The analyses have practical implications for managers of virtual teams and educators in e-learning.

About the Author

Fay Sudweeks, ATCL, BA, PhD, MACS, PCP: Studied Communication at Murdoch University, Australia. Emeritus Associate Professor, Murdoch University and Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian National University. Co-chair, international conference series on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication.