Book chapter
The Language of Leaders
Linguistic and Cultural Online Communication Issues in the Global Age, pp.93-111
IGI Global
2007
Abstract
Virtual teams and their leaders are key players in global organizations. Using teams of workers dispersed temporally and geographically has changed the way people work in groups and redefined the nature of teamwork. Emergent leadership issues in computer-mediated communication are vital today because of the increasing prevalence of the virtual organization, the flattening of organizational structures, and the corresponding interest in managing virtual groups and teams. This chapter examines the communication behaviors of participants in two different case studies to determine if number, length, and content of messages are sufficient criteria to identify emergent leaders in asynchronous and synchronous environments. The methodology used can be embedded in collaborative virtual environments as a technology for identifying potential leaders in organizational and educational environments.
Details
- Title
- The Language of Leaders
- Authors/Creators
- S. Simoff (Author/Creator) - University of Technology SydneyF. Sudweeks (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Contributors
- K. St.Amant (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Linguistic and Cultural Online Communication Issues in the Global Age, pp.93-111
- Publisher
- IGI Global; Hershey, PA
- Identifiers
- 991005542639407891
- Copyright
- © 2007
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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