Article ID: | iaor2005948 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 3 |
End Page Number: | 20 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
Journal: | European Journal of Information Systems |
Authors: | Sarker Suprateek, Sahay Sundeep |
Keywords: | communication, computers: information |
In this paper, utilizing the often taken-for-granted notions of space and time, we develop an understanding of how collaboration is possible among virtual team-members spread across the globe. We do so by interpretively examining the actual experiences and work practices of virtual team-members located in the US and Norway, engaged in information systems development (ISD) projects. We identify a number of collaboration inhibitors, along with strategies used by team-members to address the challenges posed by the mismatch in time zones and the lack of physical proximity.