A Study Of Strategic Sourcing And Strategic Supporting Of Virtual Teams

The number of virtual teams has increased in recent years due to globalization of business, advanced information and communication technology and increased need for innovation and competitiveness. In this article, two different virtual team arrangements that are successful in meeting their current c...

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Published inS.A.M. advanced management journal (1984) Vol. 86; no. 2; pp. 45 - 53
Main Authors Dharmasiri, Ajantha S, Jayakody, G.H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Corpus Christi Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd 22.03.2021
Society for the Advancement of Management
Subjects
Employees
Employment
Human capital
Human resource management
Methods
Strategic planning (Business)
Training
Virtual teams
United States
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Summary:The number of virtual teams has increased in recent years due to globalization of business, advanced information and communication technology and increased need for innovation and competitiveness. In this article, two different virtual team arrangements that are successful in meeting their current competitive needs are reported. Data collected using in-depth interviews were analyzed and several key patterns that support strategic sourcing and strategic supporting emerged. Accordingly, the organization with “virtual teams in an organization (VTO)”structure indicated support for strategic supporting whereas the organization with “Organization as Virtual Teams (OVT)” structure indicated patterns that support strategic sourcing. The authors envisage that there is an opportunity for HRM to leverage on strategic opportunities when overlap of VTO and OVT structures is considered.
ISSN:0749-7075
0567-977X
DOI:10.52770/TSHJ7374