A Complexity Science - Based Management Framework for Virtual Organisations
Nicolette Papastefanou () and
SE Arnoldi- van der Walt
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Nicolette Papastefanou: Department of Public Relations and Business Communication, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
SE Arnoldi- van der Walt: Department of Public Relations and Business Communication, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Interdisciplinary Management Research, 2009, vol. 5, 319-327
Abstract:
The virtual organisation challenges traditional management assumptions because a new means of coordinating globally dispersed employees is needed. To understand the collective activities of a workforce separated by space and time, this paper describes a complexity science-based management framework for virtual organisations. Specific focus is on a South African virtual organisation as a complex adaptive system. A single, embedded case study strategy was followed, and multiple data sources used to generate theory. In this paper, results are reported that clarify the management of an organisation where technology replaces conventional face-to-face contexts for socialisation and assimilation. The paper shows how managers create a virtual context for sharing meaning and interaction through synergy, empowerment, participation and an accountable, committed workforce.
Keywords: virtual organisation; management; complexity science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 J24 J53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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