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Factors Contributing Towards Virtual Team Performance: Evidences From Pakistan’S It Sector

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  • KHURRAM SHAHZAD

    (Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad Pakistan)

  • RABIA RASHEED

    (Iqra University Karachi Pakistan)

  • GHULAM SHABIR

    (Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan)

  • LEE WEN CHIAT

    (School of Economics, Finance, and Banking, University Utara Malaysia)

  • ABOU BAKAR

    (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Pakistan)

Abstract

Virtual team possesses strong pursuit for business. Virtual team may be encircled quickly and is active in its working. Performance is having major significance in any corporate team. Working in a virtual group follows many difficulties. This research focuses on the evaluation of effectiveness of trust, communication, and adaptation of culture, technology and composition on virtual team performance in Pakistan’s IT sector. The study examined that by linking these factors with the performance of virtual team either enhancing or lessening it. Moreover, study uses positivism research philosophy because it prefers scientific quantitative methods, deductive research approach as it is narrower in nature and is concerned with testing or confirming hypotheses and survey strategy. The acquisition of data has been done by spreading self-managed survey questionnaire, developed utilizing a software facility available online by Google Inc. This study provides the basic guideline for the managers/administrators of virtual teams. It may enable them as how to enhance their role in increasing team performance thus smoothing their way towards achieving the target particularly with reference to IT professionals.

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  • Khurram Shahzad & Rabia Rasheed & Ghulam Shabir & Lee Wen Chiat & Abou Bakar, 2019. "Factors Contributing Towards Virtual Team Performance: Evidences From Pakistan’S It Sector," JOURNAL STUDIA UNIVERSITATIS BABES-BOLYAI NEGOTIA, Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:bbn:journl:2019_2_1_shahzad
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    Keywords

    global virtual team; virtual project; virtual team performance; IT sector.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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