Facilitating virtual team relationships via Internet and conventional communication channels
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald in Internet Research
- Vol. 11 (3), 190-202
- https://doi.org/10.1108/10662240110396450
Abstract
The development of personal relationships between team members is recognised as an important factor in enhancing effective working relationships among members of both co‐located and virtual teams. However, little has been written on how to build these online relationships among virtual team members. This paper reports part of a qualitative research study on how facilitators of virtual teams build and maintain online relationships. In particular, the paper examines how virtual team facilitators use Internet‐based and conventional electronic communication channels to build relationships with their virtual team members. The findings suggest that some electronic communication channels are more effective than others in building online relationships. The paper concludes by suggesting that facilitators need to strategically use the channels available to them to effectively build online relationships.Keywords
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