Innovation and Communication Media in Virtual Teams – An Experimental Study
Nicola Grözinger,
Bernd Irlenbusch (bernd.irlenbusch@uni-koeln.de),
Katharina Laske and
Marina Schröder
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Nicola Grözinger: University of Cologne
Bernd Irlenbusch: University of Cologne
Katharina Laske: University of Cologne
No 13218, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Abstract:
In a novel real-effort setting, we experimentally study the effects of different communication media on creative performance in a collaborative tasks. We find that creative performance significantly decreases when group members communicate via chat instead of face-to-face. However, we find no significant difference between performances of groups that communicate via video conferences as compared to face-to-face. Thus, we provide evidence that barriers to creativity in virtual teams can be mitigated by real-time video conference communication.
Keywords: creativity; communication; laboratory experiment; real-effort; complex problem solving; innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 J30 M52 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2020-05
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Published - revised & extended version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020, 180, 201-218
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