Enhancing virtual learning team performance: a leadership perspective

Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 26, Issue 3

Chen C.C., Wu J., Ma M. and Knight M.B.Human Systems Management, 2011, Vol. 30 No.4, Start page: 215, No of pages: 14

Draws upon literature on leadership, trust, computer-mediated communication,and teams to propose a theoretical model of online learning team effectiveness. A quasi-experiment was conducted to empirically test the impact of trust, trust propensity, leadership effectiveness, and communication frequency on virtual learning team satisfaction and performance. The results of PLS support the majority of our hypotheses. Trust serves a mediating role in the relationship between leadership effectiveness and team satisfaction and performance. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed at the end of the paper.ISSN: 0167-2533Article type: Research paperReference: 41AE534

Keywords: Communications, Leadership, Team performance,Trust, Virtual learning team