ITR Collaborative Proposal: Subgroup Fault Lines in Distributed International Teams: The Impact on Cross-National Learning and Team Effectiveness

ITR 协作提案：分布式国际团队中的子群体断层线：对跨国学习和团队效率的影响

• 批准号: 0219754
• 负责人: Catherine Cramton
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: George Mason University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-15 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0219754&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ITR; Collaborative; Proposal; Subgroup; Fault

This research project explores the extent to which the proliferation of technology-enabled, international distributed teams can serve a social as well as an economic good by promoting cross-national understanding and the competence of members. Two issues of theoretical and practical significance are examined in depth, subgroup dynamics and cross-national learning processes. Understanding these processes in such teams and the impact of the use of communication technologies on them are important objectives. Moreover, the research will consider the role that each process plays in team effectiveness. Psychological processes and behavior at the team and individual levels will be examined by means of an ethnographic field study in a large, internationally distributed company. Particular attention will be given to patterns of communication, use of communication technologies, and the sharing of contextual information. The research seeks to advance science through the development of theory and evidence concerning subgroup polarization and collaboration in distributed groups, cross-national learning processes in moderately heterogeneous international groups, and the impact of these processes on team effectiveness. Envisioned advances also include recommendations for the design of supporting collaborative technologies.

该研究项目探讨了技术支持的国际分布式团队的扩散可以通过促进成员的跨国理解和能力来服务于社会和经济利益的程度。 两个问题的理论和实践意义进行了深入研究，亚组动态和跨国学习过程。 重要的目标是了解这些团队中的这些过程以及使用通信技术对他们的影响。 此外，研究将考虑每个过程在团队效能中所扮演的角色。在团队和个人层面的心理过程和行为将在一个大型的，国际分布的公司通过人种学实地研究的手段进行检查。 将特别关注通信模式、通信技术的使用以及上下文信息的共享。该研究旨在通过发展关于分布式群体中的子群体极化和协作的理论和证据来推进科学，适度异质的国际群体中的跨国学习过程，以及这些过程对团队效率的影响。 设想的进展还包括设计支持协作技术的建议。