Real Projects, Virtual Worlds: Coworkers, their Avatars, and the Trust Conundrum

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Michael Lohle
Steven Terrell

Location

2081

Format Type

Paper

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

January 2015

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of the authentic virtual projection of coworker identity on trust and project management success. By exploring the lived experiences of potential team participants who developed and used virtual avatars for communication, a grounded theory that confirms authenticity as an antecedent of virtual team trust and project management success was developed.

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Real Projects, Virtual Worlds: Coworkers, their Avatars, and the Trust Conundrum

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This study investigated the impact of the authentic virtual projection of coworker identity on trust and project management success. By exploring the lived experiences of potential team participants who developed and used virtual avatars for communication, a grounded theory that confirms authenticity as an antecedent of virtual team trust and project management success was developed.