| Authors: | Rusman, Ellen Van Bruggen, Jan Sloep, Peter Valcke, Martin Koper, Rob |
| Keywords: | trust trustworthiness social awareness CSCW virtual team online identity presence groupware |
| Issue Date: | 26-Oct-2011 |
| Abstract: | Collaboration in virtual project teams heavily relies on interpersonal trust, for which perceived trustworthiness is an important determinant. This study provides insight in the information that trustors value to assess a trustee’s professional trustworthiness in the initial phase of a virtual project team. We expect trustors in virtual teams to value those particular information elements that provide them with relevant cues of trust warranting properties of a trustee. We identified a list of commonly highly valued information elements to inform trustworthiness assessments (n=226). We then analysed explanations for preferences with the help of a theory-grounded coding scheme. Results show that respondents value those particular information elements that provide them with multiple cues to assess the trustworthiness of a trustee. This enables them to become aware of and assess the trustworthiness of another. Information elements that provide unique cues could not be identified. Insight in these information preferences can inform the design of artefacts, such as personal profile templates, to support acquaintanceships in the initial phase of a virtual project team. |
| Description: | Rusman, E., Van Bruggen, J., Sloep, P. B., Valcke, M., & Koper, R. (submitted). The Mind’s Eye on Personal Profiles: A Cognitive Perspective on Profile Elements that Inform Initial Trustworthiness Assessments in Virtual Project Teams. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1820/3723 |
| Appears in Collections: | 1. LN: Publications and Preprints |
DSpace at Open Universiteit: The Mind’s Eye on Personal Profiles: A Cognitive Perspective on Profile Elements that Inform Initial Trustworthiness Assessments in Virtual Project Teams
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