In a League of Their Own: Exploring the Impacts of Shared Work History for Distributed Online Project Teams

Stacie Petter; Michelle Carter

doi:10.1177/875697281704800105

In a League of Their Own: Exploring the Impacts of Shared Work History for Distributed Online Project Teams

Stacie Petter, Michelle Carter

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Abstract

Project management is fraught with challenges, particularly for teams that are distributed and interact online. Conflict between subgroups is one challenge that may occur during the course of a project. Using social identity theory, this research explores how subgroups arising from individuals’ shared work histories impact a project team. A massive multiplayer online role-playing game provided the context for our exploration. Results suggest that there are positive and negative consequences to project team members with shared work histories. Our findings have implications for practice and suggest potential opportunities for future research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	65-80
Number of pages	16
Journal	Project Management Journal
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/875697281704800105
State	Published - Feb 1 2017

Keywords

MMORPG
distributed project teams
shared work history
social identity theory
team dynamics

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Business and International Management
Strategy and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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