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Die Dynamik von Führung, Vertrauen und Konflikt in virtuellen Teams

The dynamic of leadership, trust and conflict in virtual teams

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Die Bedeutung virtueller Teams für die Zusammenarbeit global vernetzter Organisationen wird seit langem diskutiert. Doch obwohl sich im Alltag der Unternehmen zeigt, dass diese neue Form der Arbeitsteilung besondere Herausforderungen an Manager und Teammitglieder stellt, werden wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse und Empfehlungen bisher nicht ausreichend in der Organisationspraxis umgesetzt. Dieser Artikel will zum Einen durch eine Darstellung der Herausforderungen und Chancen virtueller Teams, zum Anderen durch die Präsentation wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse sowohl Denkanstöße liefern, als auch konkrete Empfehlungen für die Umsetzung in der Praxis aufzeigen.

Abstract

The importance of virtual teams for collaboration of globally networked organizations has long been debated. But although this new form of division of labor appears in nearly all companies, which poses special challenges to managers and team members, scientific findings and recommendations have not sufficiently been integrated into practice so far. This article discusses on the one hand the challenges and opportunities of virtual teams, on the other hand wants by the presenting of scientific findings both provide food for thought, as well as concrete recommendations for implementation in practice.

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    Julia Gallenkamp &  Arnold Picot

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Gallenkamp, J., Picot, A., Welpe, I. et al. Die Dynamik von Führung, Vertrauen und Konflikt in virtuellen Teams. Gruppendyn Organisationsberat 41, 289–303 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-010-0129-0

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