Factors That Facilitate or Hinder the Performance of Distributed Virtual Teams

EasyChair Preprint 15230

Abstract

In the year 2020, a series of restrictive measures and social distancing were implemented worldwide due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. These measures had a significant impact on work models, leading to the need to find alternative solutions for teams. One of the solutions found was the formation of distributed virtual teams, which experienced a significant increase during this period and are now considered the answer to many organizational issues in the pandemic scenario. Studies on the performance of these teams have provided different perspectives to understand how to assess and measure their performance. The objective of this study was to identify factors that hinder or facilitate the performance of distributed virtual teams. Through a systematic literature review, 48 articles addressing "factors that hinder or facilitate the performance of distributed virtual teams" were identified. Factors such as leadership, effective communication, cohesion, trust, technology, emotions, geographic dispersion, spoken language, culture, and training were found. These factors were identified and grouped. This research represented a contribution to the literature by providing a comprehensive list of factors that affect or contribute to better performance, which can be used by distributed teams as an evaluation tool.

Keyphrases: Organizations, distributed teams, factors, performance evaluation, systematic literature, team performance, virtual teams

@booklet{EasyChair:15230,
  author    = {Joseani Schreiber and Fernando Deschamps and Sergio E Gouvea da Costa and Edson Pinheiro De Lima},
  title     = {Factors That Facilitate or Hinder the Performance of Distributed Virtual Teams},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 15230},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}