Book chapter
The language of leaders: Identifying emergent leaders in global virtual teams
Leadership in the Digital Enterprise: Issues and Challenges, pp.232-250
IGI Global
2010
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: Identifying emergent leaders in global virtual teams
- Authors/Creators
- S.J. Simoff (Author/Creator)F. Sudweeks (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- P. Yoong (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Leadership in the Digital Enterprise: Issues and Challenges, pp.232-250
- Publisher
- IGI Global; Hershey, PA
- Identifiers
- 991005543922307891
- Copyright
- © 2010 by IGI Global
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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