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Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence

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  • Yulin Fang
  • Ron Chi-Wai Kwok
  • Andreas Schroeder

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This article takes stock of the current state of research on knowledge processes in virtual teams (VTs) and consolidates the extent research findings. Virtual teams, on the one hand, constitute important organisational entities that facilitate the integration of diverse and distributed knowledge resources. On the other hand, collaborating in a virtual environment creates particular challenges for the knowledge processes. The article seeks to consolidate the diverse evidence on knowledge processes in VTs with a specific focus on identifying the factors that influence the effectiveness of these knowledge processes. The article draws on the four basic knowledge processes outlined by Alavi and Leidner (2001) (i.e. creation, transferring, storage/retrieval and application) to frame the investigation and discuss the extent research. The consolidation of the existing research findings allows us to recognise the gaps in the understanding of knowledge processes in VTs and identify the important avenues for future research.

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  • Yulin Fang & Ron Chi-Wai Kwok & Andreas Schroeder, 2014. "Knowledge processes in virtual teams: consolidating the evidence," Behaviour and Information Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(5), pages 486-501, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tbitxx:v:33:y:2014:i:5:p:486-501
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2012.719033
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