Business teams in an information age |
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| Authors: | Maryam Alavi Peter GW Keen |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Business and Management , University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland, 20742;2. International Center for Information Technologies , Washington, DC, 20007 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A critical success factor for businesses in the twenty‐first century will be their ability to meet the environmental demands for complex coordination of action and rapid adjustments to volatile markets and global competition. Business teams are effective mechanisms for addressing the need for dynamic, flexible organizations that can effectively cope with complexity and turbulence. Business teams are not a new phenomenon, but there is a new element in the equation: the use of information technologies (IT) to leverage team effort. Information technologies can enhance team performance through support of interaction processes by providing two types of functionality: coordination support and task execution support. An agenda for action for moving forward a team‐based organization and use of information technologies for support of business teams is provided. |
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| Keywords: | Business teams computer support of teamwork team technologies groupware |
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