The Socio-Technical Virtual Organisation

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Author(s): Rob Smith (Newcastle University, UK)and Rob Wilson (Newcastle University, UK)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 23
Source title: Grid Technology for Maximizing Collaborative Decision Management and Support: Advancing Effective Virtual Organizations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nik Bessis (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-364-7.ch008

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Grid & High Performance Computing / Information Science Reference / Systems and Software Engineering

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Flexible and remote working is becoming more and more widespread. In particular, virtual team working is growing rapidly. Although virtual teams have attracted the attention of many researchers, until recently little investigation had been carried out specifically on what impact trust – a key element in favouring cooperation among team members – has on the performance of such teams. In the authors’ opinion Grid computing, through the collaborative nature of the technologies employed, provides an opportunity to build trust through the sharing of common resources and the enabling of rich communications.

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