Date
5-2021
Department
Graduate School of Business
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Chair
Melissa Connell
Keywords
Virtual Teams, Communication, Collaboration, Trust, Leadership
Disciplines
Business
Recommended Citation
Boyd, Courtney E., "Communication, Collaboration, and Trust within Virtual Teams" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 2974.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2974
Abstract
Virtual teams have gained much popularity within in the past 20 years, and the impacts of COVID-19 have only increased their popularity and usage within organizations. Virtual teams provide an organization to be adaptable, cut costs, and increase their knowledge base; however, virtual teams are not without their challenges. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how leadership can impact virtual team performance through enhancing communication, collaboration, and trust. Through participant responses, three main themes were developed. These themes were issues with communication, communication and trust, and organizational culture. Two sub-themes within issues with communication were identified as; availability and response time, and personal preference. These themes were shown to directly impact participants and their organizations.
