The application and impact of using virtual team in Middle East (case study)
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify the application and
impact of using virtual team in Middle East in construction field. The
literature and various studies concluded that virtual teams are still in
its nascent stages and because of the relative newness of virtual
teams; many areas of research have not been examined, especially Middle
East region. Studies like these are rare or not exist in our region.
This paper is an endeavor to facilitate using of virtual team in Middle
East, types of virtual team, challenges of virtual team and benefits of
virtual team. The data were collected from construction organizations in
Middle East. In all, 140 self-administered questionnaires were
distributed among these organizations of different countries and they
returned 100 completed useable questionnaires for response rate of
71.4%. The statistical analysis showed that only 37.60% of companies in
middle east using virtual team. Due to these result a large engineering
effort is needed. This study is hoping presents a useful source of
information which would benefit organizations that achieved a global
scope of work by using virtual team in Middle East.
Keywords: Virtual team, construction field, Middle East.
impact of using virtual team in Middle East in construction field. The
literature and various studies concluded that virtual teams are still in
its nascent stages and because of the relative newness of virtual
teams; many areas of research have not been examined, especially Middle
East region. Studies like these are rare or not exist in our region.
This paper is an endeavor to facilitate using of virtual team in Middle
East, types of virtual team, challenges of virtual team and benefits of
virtual team. The data were collected from construction organizations in
Middle East. In all, 140 self-administered questionnaires were
distributed among these organizations of different countries and they
returned 100 completed useable questionnaires for response rate of
71.4%. The statistical analysis showed that only 37.60% of companies in
middle east using virtual team. Due to these result a large engineering
effort is needed. This study is hoping presents a useful source of
information which would benefit organizations that achieved a global
scope of work by using virtual team in Middle East.
Keywords: Virtual team, construction field, Middle East.
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application and impact of using virtual team in Middle East (case
study) | El-Sheikh | European Journal of Business and Management
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