Virtual teams' domain: in need of attention

• Autorzy: Dominika Miliszkiewicz

Warianty tytułu

Wirtualne zespoły: w potrzebie atencji

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Due to COVID-19 implications many people work as part of a virtual team. This paper verifies popularity of the scientific discipline and whether it has been developed sufficiently. It compares virtual teams domain to another discipline, summarizing trends for post-COVID reality. The author uses a literature review to analyze findings from previous studies. He refers to external, quantitative studies (e.g., market research) and comparative analysis to assess scientific and social character of the domain. Findings show that virtual teams subject is indeed popular and it gained on popularity right after the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite its universality, it seems to be less developed in comparison to IT project management. According to forecasts, remote work is to persist and become a common working style. Author indicates a need for qualitative and empirical studies and outlines areas for further research that can support practitioners.(original abstract)

W związku z implikacjami po COVID-19 wiele osób pracuje w zespołach zdalnych. W opracowaniu zweryfikowano popularność domeny oraz to, czy jest ona wystarczająco zgłębiona. Porównano zespoły zdalne z inną dyscypliną i omówiono trendy w postcovidowej rzeczywistości. Autorka posłużyła się analizą literatury w celu przeanalizowania dotychczasowych opracowań. Odwołała się do zewnętrznych badań ilościowych (np. badań rynkowych) i analizy porównawczej, aby ocenić naukowy i społeczny charakter domeny. Na podstawie wniosków stwierdzono, że dyscyplina jest popularna, a przełom nastąpił wraz z wybuchem pandemii COVID-19. Pomimo swojej uniwersalności, dyscyplina wydaje się być mniej rozwinięta w porównaniu z zarządzaniem projektami IT. Powołując się na prognozy uznano, że praca zdalna pozostanie popularnym stylem pracy. Autorka zarazem wskazała na potrzebę prowadzenia pogłębionych badań jakościowych i empirycznych w zaproponowanych przez nią obszarach. Badania te wspomogą praktyków dyscypliny.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Remote work; Team work; Homeworking; Virtual team; COVID-19; Project management

PL

Praca zdalna; Praca zespołowa; Praca w domu; Zespół wirtualny; COVID-19; Zarządzanie projektem

• Czasopismo: Organizacja i Kierowanie
• Rocznik: 2023
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 75--91

Twórcy

autor

Dominika Miliszkiewicz

• Warsaw University of Technology

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