Teams have increasingly turned to computer-mediated communication (CMC) to work when
team members cannot all be in the same physical space at the same time, leading to the …

Contributors to open source software (OSS) communities assume diverse roles to take
different responsibilities. One major limitation of the current OSS tools and platforms is that …

When schools and families form a good partnership, children benefit. With the recent
flourishing of communication apps, families and schools in China have shifted their primary …

This study examines group dynamics in a virtual decision-making context through the lens of
role theory and speech act theory, furthering previous research on the roles that emerge in …

Out of the three major approaches to ethics, virtue ethics is uniquely well suited as a moral
guide in the digital age, given the pace of sociotechnical change and the complexity of …

Collaborative Sequencing (CoSeq) is the process by which a group collaboratively
constructs a sequence. CoSeq is ubiquitous, occurring across diverse situations like trip …

Online review platforms—such as Facebook Pages, Yelp, and Google Reviews—host
millions of user-generated posts. Some reviewers choose to use these platforms to share …

This thesis compares the creative performance of traditional co-located and virtual teams.
Motivation for this research is twofold. Firstly there is the reluctance shown by many …