Virtual Teams? Reference used will be: DuFrene, D. D., & Lehman, C. M. (2016). Managing virtual teams. Business Expert Press.
Although virtual teams can become an integral part of an organization, the lack of evidence-based practice has led to the inability of most organizations to successfully implement virtual teams.
There is a need to discover evidence-based practice to allow for increased implementation of virtual teams; research in the topic of virtual teams must cover areas like management and strategies to increase the amount of knowledge available for organization to create and sustain their own virtual teams.
Potential Reference to be used is: Shillabeer, A., Buss, T. F., & Rousseau, D. M. (2015). Evidence-Based Public Management: Practices, Issues and Prospects. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.
Central research question (qualitative) or research question(s) (quantitative)
What evidence-based practice exists that can help organizations successfully implement virtual teams? (Qualitative)
Of the data that exists, what are the key aspects of successful virtual teams that can be derived and put into a virtual team management strategy? (Quantitative)
5. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Shared Mental Model Development
Potential Reference: Maynard, M. T., & Gilson, L. L. (2014). The Role of Shared Mental Model Development in Understanding Virtual Team Effectiveness. Group & Organization Management, 39(1), 3-32. doi:10.1177/1059601113475361
Continue with another article on shared mental model development and expand it with emotional intelligence.
Potential Reference used: Xiang, C., Yang, Z., & Zhang, L. (2016). Improving IS development teams' performance during requirement analysis in project -- The perspectives from shared mental model and emotional intelligence. International Journal of Project Management, 34(7), 1266-1279. doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.06.009
6. Significance of the Study
The study will provide future researchers with a clear guideline on how to approach creating and sustaining a virtual team. Things to look for like emotional intelligence cultivation may lead to positive outcomes regarding virtual team management strategies.
7. Minimum of 10 peer-reviewed references
Qualitative Section will feature 2 references and will consist of research and data that shows and identifies evidence-based practice concerning virtual teams.
Quantitative Section will feature 2 references and will consist of research and data that shows what kinds of virtual teams have successfully continued and what aspects of these teams can be used within the virtual team management strategy.
