Organization Science articles from November 1999

Organization Science archives from November 1999

Introduction to the special issue: communication processes for virtual organizations.
November 1, 1999... Few topics have received more attention in the management literature of recent years than that of virtual organizations. Articles abound on the possibilities of virtual meetings, work teams, offices, factories, firms, and alliances. Given the...

Risk mitigation in virtual organizations.
November 1, 1999... Abstract This paper examines the problem of risk mitigation in virtual organizations (VOs). We begin by discussing risk propensity in virtual organizations, and draw on a variety of research to suggest processes important in obtaining high...

Coordination and virtualization: the role of electronic networks and personal relationships.
November 1, 1999... Abstract One view holds that organizations are virtual to the extent that they outsource key components of their production processes, and that electronic networks make it easier to do this. The goal of the present paper is to examine...

Network structure in virtual organizations.
November 1, 1999... Abstract Virtual organizations that use e-mail to communicate and coordinate their work toward a common goal are becoming ubiquitous. However, little is known about how these organizations work. Much prior research suggests that virtual...

A self-efficacy theory explanation for the management of remote workers in virtual organizations.
November 1, 1999... Abstract The current study is a first step in investigating how virtual organizations can manage remote employees effectively. The research used self-efficacy theory to build a model that predicts relationships between antecedents to...

Communication patterns as determinants of organizational identification in a virtual organization.
November 1, 1999... Abstract Recent advances in information technologies provide employees the freedom to work from any place and at any time. Such temporal and spatial dispersion, however, weakens the ties that bind organizations and their members. We...

Communication and trust in global virtual teams.
November 1, 1999... Abstract This paper explores the challenges of creating and maintaining trust in a global virtual team whose members transcend time, space, and culture. The challenges are highlighted by integrating recent literature on work teams,...