Real Projects, Virtual Worlds: Coworkers, their Avatars, and the Trust Conundrum
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.
Real Projects, Virtual Worlds: Coworkers, their Avatars, and the Trust Conundrum
2081
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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