Despite the growing prevalence of hybrid work, our understanding of its effects on employees and teams is still restricted by ambiguous and conflicting findings. We draw on findings from 11 focus groups with 48 hybrid workers from various fields to examine how hybrid work transforms teamwork and...

In light of the changing demands of the labor market and the digital orientation of today's student population, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of a digital game-based intervention as a tool for enhancing team adaptation and social perception in an academic environment. This...

Hackathons lassen sich als Ausdruck gegenwärtiger Entwicklungen von Arbeit im digitalen Kapitalismus begreifen: Sie präsentieren sich als erlebnis- und technikorientierte Events, auf denen gemeinsam an kreativen Lösungen komplexer Probleme, wie Klimawandel, Hunger oder Mobilitätskrise,...

The organization of work and the characteristics of tasks have undergone considerable changes in recent years. The developments include (i) an increased relevance of virtual teams and (ii) a higher demand for non-routine tasks in organizations, including creativity. Existing research on creative...

Purpose We conceptualized the novel phenomenon of COVID-induced virtual teams and its implications and provided researchers with the required information on how to conduct a phenomenon-based study for conceptualizing novel phenomena in relevant ways. Design/methodology/approach This article...

Global virtual teamwork has emerged as a cornerstone of collaborative teamwork in today's work landscape, characterized by cross-border collaboration using digital technologies. Although research has started to investigate the mechanisms underlying effective teamwork through information and...

The coronavirus pandemic has sent an important message that future project teams need to be trained to work under virtual conditions, which has already become the new norm in organizations across the world. As organizations increasingly rely on virtual teams to achieve project objectives, it is...

Cultivating creative collaboration in student virtual teams in higher education: design and climate provides an in-depth understanding of how to design academic courses and business training experiences that can offer employees and college-level students hands-on experiences to develop virtual...

Purpose: Recent years have seen an upsurge in virtual working arrangements. However, many managers find it difficult to manage and motivate employees in the absence of face-to-face contact. Traditional, structured performance management approaches therefore need to give way to more holistic and...

A healthy organization is purely dependent on the good practices of Human Resource Management as it concentrates on the betterment of employees working in an organization. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russian invasion have thoroughly posed the world with either a health crisis or an economic...

Objective: This study examines the individual factors that predict whether individuals will emerge as leaders in global virtual teams, which often lack a more formal leadership structure. Research Design & Methods: We focus on emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ) as two...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present The Build and Bond, an experiential exercise which engages student teams while they apply team dynamics, enhance team skills and foster team member interpersonal bonds. Design/methodology/approach - During The Build and Bond, teams design and...

Digitalisation reshapes both the workplace and the forms of communication used within a team. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, rethinking leadership has required transitioning from a physical to an entirely virtual work environment to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, accelerating and increasing the...