Mobile collaboration support for virtual teams: The case of virtual information systems development teams

• Main Authors: SIAU, Keng, LING, Min
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Conceptual foundations; Information systems development; Mobile applications; Mobile collaboration; Value-focused thinking; Virtual collaboration; Virtual team; Wireless technologies; Databases and Information Systems; Digital Communications and Networking
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9635
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Organizations increasingly depend on virtual teams in which geographically distributed individuals use sophisticated technology to interact and collaborate. With the advancement of mobile and wireless technology, mobile support for collaboration among virtual team members is becoming increasingly important and popular. In this research, we study the values of mobile support for virtual team members. Using the qualitative technique, Value-Focused Thinking approach, proposed by Keeney, we interviewed 30 subjects who were involved in information systems development teams and asked them the values of mobile support for virtual collaboration. This study uses Alter's Work Systems Theory as the conceptual foundation.