A Comparative Study of e-Collaboration on Temporary vs. Ongoing Teams

This study examines e-Collaboration processes within temporary and ongoing virtual team by analyzing the level gaps of these processes according to the virtual team type. A quantitative test was carried out to compare the means gaps between the two virtual team types in five common collaboration processes. Then, employing a qualitative analysis, we constructed a conceptual model to understand the reasons of these mean gaps. The primary findings of this study indicate that firstly, all collaboration processes reach higher level within ongoing virtual team rather than temporary ones. Secondly, the more the collaboration process entails more complex activities involving social bonds, the gaps will be significantly greater.