An Inductively Derived Model of Leader-Initiated Relationship Building with Virtual Team Members

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-256

  Pauleen, David J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Action learning; Grounded theory; Information technology in team building; Leadership; Relationship building; Trust; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ACTION LEARNING; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 1242332564     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2003.11045771     Document Type: Article

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