Optimizing the Functionality of Teams with Dispersed Individuals an Exploration into the Conditions for Effective Knowledge Management Applications in Virtual Teams

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (27) ◽  
pp. 1650-1654
Author(s):  
Joy Oguntebi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Memory Systems ◽  
Transactive Memory ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Virtual Organizations ◽  
Technological Environment ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Organizational Work

As the technological environment is constantly changing and becoming more global, organizations must continue to find ways to compete advantageously. Teams are increasingly being used as a mechanism for accomplishing organizational work yet researchers are still exploring what leads to the ability to learn as an organization or to exhibit effective knowledge management. A parallel trend is the dispersion of organizations globally and the set of virtual teams and even virtual organizations operating in different places and times. One body of research that may help in understanding how to improve the functioning of virtual teams focuses on Transactive Memory Systems (TMSs). Prior studies have indicated that TMS emergence leads to improved team performance. Therefore, the present research explores and analyzes the roles that influential factors play in TMS emergence and maintenance in virtual teams. Specifically, a number of factors will be investigated with a goal of identifying how best to utilize findings to assemble virtual teams.

Intranets and Business Model Innovation

2001 ◽  
pp. 198-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Bell DeTienne ◽  
Robert J. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Virtual Organizations ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
New Business ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
New Business Models

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a conceptual/theoretical analysis of intranets and knowledge management in virtual organizations for both academics and practitioners. Virtual organizations are a major part of the new business models that have recently emerged. Intranets are introduced as a tool for managing knowledge in virtual, as well as traditional, organizations. The chapter begins with an overview of knowledge management and how it relates to virtual organizations, including a discussion of the forces creating the need for knowledge management and some of the components of knowledge management. The chapter then introduces intranets as a tool and methodology for managing knowledge, especially in virtual organizations. It discusses a number of key issues related to intranets and knowledge management, including the intranet’s ability to span geographic and temporal boundaries, to share information, to facilitate communication and to become a collaborative work space. Other issues discussed include methods for dealing with information overload, the ability of intranets to help provide identity and cohesion for virtual teams, and so forth. The chapter gives clear examples of how intranets are a vital knowledge management tool in virtual organizations, as well as in other new business models. Finally, the chapter ends with a discussion of future trends in intranets in connection with knowledge management in virtual organizations.

When do entrepreneurial firms benefit from transactive memory systems?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Batra ◽  
A.K. Dey
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Memory Systems ◽  
Transactive Memory ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Relationship Conflict ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Transactive Memory Systems ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Despite the recognized importance of transactive memory systems (TMS) for firm performance, this relationship remains misconstrued for entrepreneurial firms. Some researchers argue that entrepreneurial firms benefit from effective knowledge management systems, whereas others contend that such systems may prove expensive for resource-scarce entrepreneurial firms. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to explore this relationship in the context of Indian entrepreneurial firms. Furthermore, the authors argue that relationship conflict among organizational members impacts the TMS–performance link for entrepreneurial firms. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 127 entrepreneurial hotels in the Uttarakhand state of India and analyzed using multiple linear regression. Findings The findings of this study establish a positive relationship between TMS and firm performance for entrepreneurial firms. Also, it is found that TMS becomes more nuanced and beneficial in the presence of relationship conflict between organizational sub-units and is a unique finding that can be potentially helpful to entrepreneurs bestowed with the task of knowledge management in their organizations. Practical implications This study offers at least two insights to entrepreneurs. First, establishing TMS – i.e. managing knowledge in such a way that specialization units are created, credibility is established among the knowledge units, and there is scope for sufficient communication – leads to enhanced performance in entrepreneurial organizations. Second, as the level of relationship conflict within the entrepreneurial firm increases, it becomes all the more crucial to emphasize TMS. Originality/value Although researchers in the literature of knowledge management have emphasized a lot on its performance outcomes, relatively little research effort has been placed on understanding this link for entrepreneurial firms. The current study filled this void in the literature and offered crucial implications for entrepreneurial firms operating in dynamic environments such as hotels. Additionally, the data collected from a relatively unexplored context of Indian hospitality industry offer a valuable addition to the entrepreneurship literature.

Social Media Affordances and Transactive Memory Systems in Virtual Teams

2021 ◽  
pp. 089331892110326
Author(s):  
Kay Yoon ◽  
Yaguang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Team Effectiveness ◽  
Memory Systems ◽  
Transactive Memory ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Transactive Memory Systems ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The Media

Recent advances in social media technologies offer a variety of tools for virtual teams to share knowledge among their team members and develop transactive memory systems (TMS). Adopting the media affordances lens, the current study investigates how social media affordances affect individual evaluations of TMS development and perceived team effectiveness in virtual teams. Survey data from 339 virtual team members across 92 hackathon events reveal that types of affordances have differing impacts on each of the three dimensions of TMS (perceptions of accuracy, sharedness, and validation). Furthermore, each dimension of perceived TMS mediates the relationship between its related social media affordance types and perceived team effectiveness. These findings suggest that virtual teams may need to adopt different social media technologies depending on which aspect of TMS development is prioritized.

scholarly journals Pulsed Flow Turbine Design Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Florian Hermet ◽  
Nicolas Binder ◽  
Jérémie Gressier ◽  
Gonzalo Sáez-Mischlich
Keyword(s):  
Design Of Experiments ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Factor Level ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Inviscid Flows ◽  
Screening Design ◽  
Pulsed Flow ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Turbine Design

A preliminary analysis of turbine design, fit for pulsed flow, is proposed in this paper. It focuses on an academic 2D configuration using inviscid flows, since pressure loads due to wave propagation are several orders of magnitude higher than friction and viscous effects do not significantly impinge on the inviscid part, as previously shown by Hermet, 2021. As such, a large parametric study was carried out using the design of experiments methodology. A performance indicator adapted to unsteady environment is carefully defined before detailing the factors chosen for the design of experiments. Since the number of factors is substantial, a screening design to identify the factors influence on the output is first established. The non-influential factors are then omitted in a more quantitative study of the output law. The surface response calculation allows determining the factor level favouring the best output. Consequently, the main trends in the turbine design driven by a pulsed flow can be stated.

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