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Millennial Teamwork and Technical Proficiency's Impact on Virtual Team Effectiveness: Implications for Business Educators and Leaders

Millennial Teamwork and Technical Proficiency's Impact on Virtual Team Effectiveness: Implications for Business Educators and Leaders

C. Matt Graham, Harold Daniel, Brian Doore
Copyright: © 2016 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1548-3673|EISSN: 1548-3681|EISBN13: 9781466689466|DOI: 10.4018/IJeC.2016070103
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Graham, C. Matt, et al. "Millennial Teamwork and Technical Proficiency's Impact on Virtual Team Effectiveness: Implications for Business Educators and Leaders." IJEC vol.12, no.3 2016: pp.34-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.2016070103

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Graham, C. M., Daniel, H., & Doore, B. (2016). Millennial Teamwork and Technical Proficiency's Impact on Virtual Team Effectiveness: Implications for Business Educators and Leaders. International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC), 12(3), 34-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.2016070103

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Graham, C. Matt, Harold Daniel, and Brian Doore. "Millennial Teamwork and Technical Proficiency's Impact on Virtual Team Effectiveness: Implications for Business Educators and Leaders," International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) 12, no.3: 34-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.2016070103

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Abstract

The successful completion of information systems projects is already a difficult process that many times ends with projects failing to meet the information systems requirements. These requirements typically center on completing projects that perform the way initially envisioned, and delivering completed projects on time and within budget. Pressures around communication and leadership style are now compounded by the use of virtual teams. The goal of this study was to determine whether or not technical proficiency in the project-based skills, facility with database management systems development, and greater technical proficiency in coping within the virtual environment contributed to the development of greater virtual team effectiveness. This study targeted millennial students at the Maine Business School who were assigned to virtual teams tasked with developing a database management system within a virtual environment. Findings suggest that increased proficiencies in project skills will contribute to greater team effectiveness and more importantly, increased proficiencies within the virtual environment will contribute to greater virtual team effectiveness. These findings have implications for business educators and by natural extension, business practitioners as they suggest that training students and workers how to communicate, collaborate, exchange ideas, and share information better within virtual environments will improve virtual team effectiveness which should translate into greater virtual teams project outcomes.

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