Insights From the Virtual Team Science: Rapid Deployment During COVID-19

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dc.citation.firstpage1429
dc.citation.issueNumber8
dc.citation.journalTitleHuman Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
dc.citation.lastpage1440
dc.citation.volumeNumber64
dc.contributor.authorKilcullen, Molly
dc.contributor.authorFeitosa, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorSalas, Eduardo
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-13T20:58:46Z
dc.date.available2022-12-13T20:58:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractObjective: To provide insights for organizations that must rapidly deploy teams to remote work. Background: Modern situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, are rapidly accelerating the need for organizations to move employee teams to virtual environments, sometimes with little to no opportunities to prepare for the transition. It is likely that organizations will continually have to adapt to evolving conditions in the future. Method: This review synthesizes the literature from several sources on best practices, lessons learned, and strategies for virtual teams. Information from each article deemed relevant was then extracted and de-identified. Over 64 best practices were independently and blindly coded for relevancy for the swift deployment of virtual teams. Results: As a result of this review, tips for virtual teams undergoing rapid transition to remote work were developed. These tips are organized at the organization, team, and individual levels. They are further categorized under six overarching themes: norm setting, performance monitoring, leadership, supportive mechanisms, communication, and flexibility. Conclusion: There is a significant deficit in the literature for best practices for virtual teams for the purposes of rapid deployment, leaving it to organizations to subjectively determine what advice to adhere to. This manuscript synthesizes relevant practices and provides insights into effective virtual team rapid deployment.
dc.identifier.citationKilcullen, Molly, Feitosa, Jennifer and Salas, Eduardo. "Insights From the Virtual Team Science: Rapid Deployment During COVID-19." <i>Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,</i> 64, no. 8 (2022) Sage: 1429-1440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720821991678.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0018720821991678
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114137
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage
dc.titleInsights From the Virtual Team Science: Rapid Deployment During COVID-19
dc.typeJournal article
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