The Effect of Cultural Intelligence, Conflict, and Transformational Leadership on Decision-Making Processes in Virtual Teams

Vida Davidaviciene and Khaled Al Majzoub
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Vida Davidaviciene: Department of Business Technologies and Entrepreneurship, Business Management Faculty, Vilnius Tech University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
Khaled Al Majzoub: Department of Business Technologies and Entrepreneurship, Business Management Faculty, Vilnius Tech University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

Social Sciences, 2022, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: The rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) has resulted in several improvements in diverse aspects of the organizational structures, including the introduction of virtual teams (VTs). Organizations rely on VTs since they bring a lot of benefits, such as the enhancement of organizational performance. However, effective VTs cannot exist without the proper implementation of decision-making processes. There is a lack of scientific research that attempts to understand the factors affecting decision-making processes in VTs. Studies in this area have only been conducted in the United States and Europe. However, such research has not been conducted in the Middle East, where specific scientific solutions are still required to improve the performance of VTs. Therefore, this study is conducted in the Middle East to gain scientific knowledge on this region’s specificity. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the factors that affect VT decision-making processes. An online survey was used to collect data (Google forms) from companies in the IT industry in UAE, which are engaged in VTs. A literature review, survey methods, and structural equation modeling were used. The results showed that culture intelligence (CQ), transformational leadership (TL), and task conflict have a positive effect on VT decision-making processes, and relationship conflict has a negative impact on VT decision-making processes, which provides the management teams with a guideline on what to concentrate on in the measuring and enhancement of the effectiveness of VT decision making.

Keywords: cultural intelligence; decision-making processes; relationship conflict; task conflict; transformation leadership; virtual teams (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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