Creativity in virtual teams: Systematic review, synthesis and research agenda
- 17 January 2023
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Creativity and Innovation Management
- Vol. 32 (1) , 117-140
Abstract
Virtual teams are gaining increasing momentum in contemporary organizations. Although it is becoming clear that virtual teams will play a major role in shaping the future of work, we still know relatively little about their creative performance. Because of the disproportionate focus on conventional, face‐to‐face working practices, much of the literature remains centred around co‐located teams. In this review, we integrate existing research on team creativity and virtual work to identify the relevant factors, processes and contextual conditions that have been shown to influence creativity in virtual teams. We highlight the major challenges that are likely to impede team creativity and assess their relevance to contemporary virtual work practices. We conclude by presenting promising avenues for future research in this area.Keywords
Funding Information
- Société et culture (205466)
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