TY - GEN
T1 - Multitasking and innovation in virtual teams
AU - Lojeski, Karen Sobel
AU - Reilly, Richard
AU - Dominick, Peter
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The limits of human multitasking capabilities in intense conditions are well understood. However, little is known about how increasing and continuous multitasking impacts innovation in virtual teams. During this investigation, we developed a construct called Virtual Distance to understand how both perceived and physical distance impacts innovation on virtual teams and applied it to 223 individuals and mangers at seventeen organizations. We then explored Virtual Distance as a moderator of the relationship between Multitasking and Innovation. Our results showed that Virtual Distance has a significant and negative relationship to Innovation. We further found that Virtual Distance significantly moderated the relationship between Multitasking and Innovation. When Virtual Distance is low, there is a positive relationship and when Virtual Distance is high, there is a significant curvilinear relationship. The results have implications for the selection of virtual team members and virtual project management activities when critical project outcomes include Innovation.
AB - The limits of human multitasking capabilities in intense conditions are well understood. However, little is known about how increasing and continuous multitasking impacts innovation in virtual teams. During this investigation, we developed a construct called Virtual Distance to understand how both perceived and physical distance impacts innovation on virtual teams and applied it to 223 individuals and mangers at seventeen organizations. We then explored Virtual Distance as a moderator of the relationship between Multitasking and Innovation. Our results showed that Virtual Distance has a significant and negative relationship to Innovation. We further found that Virtual Distance significantly moderated the relationship between Multitasking and Innovation. When Virtual Distance is low, there is a positive relationship and when Virtual Distance is high, there is a significant curvilinear relationship. The results have implications for the selection of virtual team members and virtual project management activities when critical project outcomes include Innovation.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2007.394
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2007.394
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:39749172996
SN - 0769527558
SN - 9780769527550
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
T2 - 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
Y2 - 3 January 2007 through 6 January 2007
ER -