Research problem: Although much research exists on virtual worlds, very few studies focus on professional virtual worlds used for working in a global setting. Research questions: (1) How do global managers currently use and experience professional virtual worlds (Virtual Worlds) as a communication media for global work? and (2) How do these Virtual Worlds support global and professional communication in a geographically distributed context? Literature review: We reviewed Virtual World literature in the area of social sciences, education, and games. Little research has been conducted on Virtual Worlds for workgroups. But those studies support the assumption that Virtual Worlds are suitable for global distributed work as a collaboration and c...
Interest in virtual worlds from both academic and practitioner perspectives continues to grow. As a ...
Although new organizational forms, technologies, and work arrangements allow individuals separated b...
Even though e-learning endeavors have significantly proliferated in recent years, current e-learning...
Most of the current discussions in virtual world (VW) literature have not explicitly underlined the ...
Despite the growing prevalence of distributed work as an organizational form, the virtual world lite...
Despite the growing prevalence of distributed work as an organizational form, the virtual world lite...
This paper reports on a study into how a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world (Second Life) can faci...
International audienceSince the early 2000s, researchers have explored the contributions of virtual ...
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential growth and use of Virtual World Technology...
Geographically distributed collaboration has become the common way to work in many industries. Colla...
Recently, virtual worlds have excited the interest of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) res...
Virtual worlds are Internet-based three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated environments where users...
Virtual worlds present more options on how people can meet, attracting corporations, nonprofits, a...
The Virtual Worlds Exploratorium is a multidisciplinary project dedicated to the study of communicat...
Whether businesses will make use of virtual worlds for meetings, training, and events is not just an...
Interest in virtual worlds from both academic and practitioner perspectives continues to grow. As a ...
Although new organizational forms, technologies, and work arrangements allow individuals separated b...
Even though e-learning endeavors have significantly proliferated in recent years, current e-learning...
Most of the current discussions in virtual world (VW) literature have not explicitly underlined the ...
Despite the growing prevalence of distributed work as an organizational form, the virtual world lite...
Despite the growing prevalence of distributed work as an organizational form, the virtual world lite...
This paper reports on a study into how a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world (Second Life) can faci...
International audienceSince the early 2000s, researchers have explored the contributions of virtual ...
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential growth and use of Virtual World Technology...
Geographically distributed collaboration has become the common way to work in many industries. Colla...
Recently, virtual worlds have excited the interest of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) res...
Virtual worlds are Internet-based three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated environments where users...
Virtual worlds present more options on how people can meet, attracting corporations, nonprofits, a...
The Virtual Worlds Exploratorium is a multidisciplinary project dedicated to the study of communicat...
Whether businesses will make use of virtual worlds for meetings, training, and events is not just an...
Interest in virtual worlds from both academic and practitioner perspectives continues to grow. As a ...
Although new organizational forms, technologies, and work arrangements allow individuals separated b...
Even though e-learning endeavors have significantly proliferated in recent years, current e-learning...