Comparing Virtual and Face-to-Face Team Collaboration: Insights From an Agent-Based Simulation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harshika Singh ◽  
Gaetano Cascini ◽  
Christopher McComb
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Virtual Collaboration ◽  
Team Collaboration ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Task Cohesion ◽  
Virtual Teaming ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the acceptance of virtual team collaboration as a replacement for face-to-face collaboration. Unlike face-to-face collaboration, virtual collaboration has different factors like technology mediation influencing communication that affects a team’s processes. However, there is a lack of rigorous research that assesses the impact of virtual teaming on the engineering design process. Therefore, the current study investigates the effect of virtual team collaboration on design outcomes by means of the MILANO (Model of Influence, Learning, and Norms in Organizations) framework. To tailor MILANO for virtual collaboration, this paper first presents an empirical study of human design teams, that shows how the model parameters for face-to-face collaboration (like self-efficacy, perceived influencers, perceived degree of influence, trust and familiarity) must be modified. The empirical study also shows the positive impact of effective communication on conflict resolution, task cohesion and the model parameters listed above. The simulation results for both virtual and face-to-face collaboration show how design outcomes differ with collaboration mode.

Learning together and working apart: routines for organizational learning in virtual teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Teaming

Purpose Research suggests that teaming routines facilitate learning in teams. This paper identifies and details how specific teaming routines, implemented in a virtual team, support its continual learning. The study’s focus was to generate authentic and descriptive accounts of the interviewees’ experiences with virtual teaming routines. Design/methodology/approach This case study gathered concrete, practical and context-dependent knowledge about virtual teaming routines in a specific environment. The main source of data was narrative expert interviews with working members of the team. Findings This study illustrates how a mix of face-to-face and virtual routines can ensure organizational learning in virtual teams. Research limitations/implications This case study is limited to one virtual team in the information industry. Future research could build on this research to study virtual teams in other industries. Practical implications This research offers specific examples of teaming routines that managers of virtual teams might adapt in managing their own teams. Social implications Given that the use of virtual teams is a growing phenomenon, understanding how to help those teams learn effectively is a critical issue. Originality/value This case study extends the research on teaming routines to virtual teams.

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF KIBS INNOVATION IN JAPANESE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS

2011 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 501-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
YONG CAO ◽  
AKIO NAGAHIRA ◽  
SHUO SHE
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Radical Innovation ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Impact

Dealing with knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) has become an important strategy for many firms. Services that heavily rely on professional knowledge are needed by Japanese manufacturing corporations (JMCs) for solving different problems. This article explores the impact of the utilization of KIBS on the innovation of JMCs in Japan. The goal of the paper is threefold: first, we focus on the different divisions of JMCs that have dealt with KIBS and analyze the impact of KIBS on their innovation respectively; second, we separate the types of innovation into radical innovation and incremental innovation and then analyze what and how the service delivery method contributes to each type of innovation; and finally we discuss in more depth the details of an efficient service delivery method. The results show that first, KIBS contribute more to the radical innovation of a client rather than incremental innovation and second, face-to-face is the most efficient method of service delivery from KIBS to the JMCs.

Analyzing conversion rates in online hotel booking

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asunur Cezar ◽  
Hulisi Ögüt
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Rate ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
High Rank ◽  
Low Rank ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conversion Rates ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of three main technologies on converting browsers into customers: impact of review rating (location rating and service rating), recommendation and search listings. Design/methodology/approach – This paper estimates conversion rate model parameters using a quasi-likelihood method with the Bernoulli log-likelihood function and parametric regression model based on the beta distribution. Findings – The results show that a high rank in search listings, a high number of recommendations and location rating have a significant and positive impact on conversion rates. However, service rating and star rating do not have a significant effect on conversion rate. Furthermore, room price and hotel size are negatively associated with conversion rate. It was also found that a high rank in search listings, a high number of recommendations and location rating increase online hotel bookings. Furthermore, it was found that a high number of recommendations increase the conversion rate of hotels with low ranks. Practical implications – The findings show that hotels’ location ratings are more important than both star and service ratings for the conversion of visitors into customers. Thus, hotels that are located in convenient locations can charge higher prices. The results may also help entrepreneurs who are planning to open new hotels to forecast the conversion rates and demand for specific locations. It was found that a high number of recommendations help to increase the conversion rate of hotels with low ranks. This result suggests that a high numbers of recommendations mitigate the adverse effect of a low rank in search listings on the conversion rate. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the understanding of the drivers of conversion rates in online channels for the successful implementation of hotel marketing.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study of the Impact of Metro Station Proximity on Property Value in The Case of Nanjing, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Xinyue Zhang ◽  
Yanqing Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Property Value ◽  
Price Variation ◽  
Metro Station ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyzes the impact of metro station proximity on property value from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Data on second-hand apartments within six kilometers of metro line 1 and 2 stations in Nanjing are used. Our empirical results show that metro station proximity has a positive partial effect on property value. The degree of impact diminishes with the increase of the distance. The extent of impact reaches the largest when the distance is less than five hundred meters, and is still remarkable when the distance is within two kilometers. The effect becomes insignificant when the distance is larger than two kilometers. Our empirical results also show that with the distance increasing, the extent of price variation is widened first, reaching a peak when the property is within one kilometer, and then decreases. In addition, metro station proximity in suburban areas is shown to have a higher positive impact on property value compared with metro station proximity in urban areas.

scholarly journals Investigating impact: Exploring the effect of ‘open’ support on student success

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie Rose Steres Blake ◽  
Nicola Grayson ◽  
Sami Karamalla-Gaiballa
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Degree Classification ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester ◽  
The Impact

Traditional investigations into the impact of skills support on student success tend to focus on embedded or curriculum linked modes of delivery. The subject of this investigation concerns a study of the impact of ‘open’ support delivered through the University of Manchester library’s My Learning Essentials skills programme (MLE). MLE is a blended service providing both face-to-face and online support through two dominant pathways: one which is embedded in the curriculum and one which is ‘open to all’ regardless of degree programme or level of study. The ‘open’ nature of this type of support and the variety amongst the student population who engage with it means that measuring the impact on areas such as attainment has always been difficult. This article will present the results of a small study that investigated a specific cohort of undergraduate students in order to assess whether connections could be drawn between attendance at MLE ‘open’ workshops and degree classification. Although the cohort investigated was quite small, there is evidence of significant positive impact on student attainment as a result of engagement with the MLE programme. The data was run through a regression analysis that controlled for factors that could influence attainment and compared attendees of MLE open workshops with those who did not attend. Beyond the results of the regression analysis the study reveals interesting data around student uptake of MLE as a service and presents the methodology used, the results gained, and the lessons learned throughout the process.

Assessment of Factors Influencing Strategic Management of Commercial Banks in Vietnam: An Empirical Study in the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Long
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Bank Management ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The Impact

This research article reviewed related literatures on strategic management of commercial banks; proposed the research model and measured the impact of factors on strategic management in Vietnam commercial banks. Applying the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) based on the Partial Least Squares(PLS) approach, the empirical study in the case of BIDV revealed that reputation factor has most positive impact on the strategic management of the bank. Other following factors have positive impact on the strategic management ranking from the highest to the lowest order including macro environment, bank resources, management style, competitiveness among rivals and structure of ownership. Based on the result of the research, the study has recommended several implications that can be highly applied for the bank management to effectively improve their strategic management in practice.

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS Model with Early Detection and Treatment

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Augustine S. Mbitila ◽  
Jean M. Tchuenche
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Deterministic Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Critical Threshold ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Case Detection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hiv Aids

A classical epidemiological framework is used to qualitatively assess the impact of early detection and treatment on the dynamics of HIV/AIDS. Within this theoretical framework, two classes of infected populations: those infected but unaware of their serological status and those who are aware of their disease status, are considered. In this context, we formulate and analyze a deterministic model for the transmission dynamics of HIV/AIDS and assess the potential population-level impact of early detection in curtailing the epidemic. A critical threshold parameter for which case detection will have a positive impact is derived. Model parameters sensitivity analysis indicates that the number of partners is the most sensitive (in increasing the average number of secondary transmission) parameter. However, the case detection coverage is the main drivers in reducing the initial disease transmission. Numerical simulations of the model are provided to support the analytical results. Early detection and treatment alone are insufficient to eliminate the disease, and other control strategies are to be explored.

Adult Versus Juvenile Sanctions: Voices of Incarcerated Youths

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodi Lane ◽  
Lonn Lanza-Kaduce ◽  
Charles E. Frazier ◽  
Donna M. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Relative Impact ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Youthful Offenders ◽  
Beneficial Impact ◽  
The Impact

This article reports findings from face-to-face interviews with youthful offenders in Florida, about half of whom had been transferred to the adult system and half of whom were retained in the juvenile system. The focus is on the youths’global assessments of the impact of their correctional experiences relevant to subsequent offending. The overall impact of each recalled correctional disposition was rated (ranging from beneficial impact to negative impact). For respondents who had experienced multiple correctional dispositions, comparisons were made about the relative impact of low-end versus deepend juvenile commitments and juvenile versus adult sanctions. Youths believed deep-end juvenile placements were most beneficial. Those programs were viewed as having provided education or life skills. When youths viewed adult sanctions as being beneficial, the benefit was linked to the time and pain of prison confinement. Those youths who attributed positive impact to prison had “skipped” deep-end juvenile placements.

scholarly journals The Impact of Team Empowerment on Virtual Team Performance: The Moderating Role of Face-to-Face Interaction

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley L. Kirkman ◽  
Benson Rosen ◽  
Paul E. Tesluk ◽  
Cristina B. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Team Empowerment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals The Impact of Distance Education on Learning Outcome in Computer Skills Course in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University: An Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mohammed Elmetwali Mohammed Amer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Computer Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed to explore the impact of distance education on the learning outcome of students in computer skills course in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Al-Sulail, Saudi Arabia. In this study, the learning outcome is represented in the students’ academic achievement. The researcher adopted an experimental approach. He selected a sample consisting from 80 male students from 4 sections of a computer skills course. Those students were divided equally into control and experimental groups. The members of the control group were taught through adopting a face-to-face instructional approach. They attended 4 face-to-face lectures. The members of the experimental group were taught online through using the Blackboard system. The researcher used a pre-test and a post-test for assessing students’ academic achievement. SPSS program was used. It was found that both groups share similar levels of computer literacy. It was found that distance education has a significant positive impact on students’ academic achievement in the computer skills course. The researcher recommends adding online instructional activities to the curricula used in Saudi universities.

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