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COVID-induced virtual teams: A phenomenon-based framework and methodological advice for studying novel events

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2024
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dc.abstract.plPurpose – We conceptualized the novel phenomenon of COVID-induced virtual teams and its implications and provided researchers with the required information on how to conduct a phenomenon-based study for conceptualizing novel phenomena in relevant ways. Design/methodology/approach – This article stems from phenomenon-based and, thus, theory-building and grounded qualitative research in the German industrial sector. We conducted 47 problem-centered interviews in two phases (February–July 2021 and February–July 2022) to understand how team members and team leaders experienced COVID-induced virtual teamwork and its subsequent developments. Findings – Empirically, we found COVID-induced virtual teams to be characterized by a high relevance of shaping positive team dynamics via steering internal moderators; crisis is a novel external moderator and transformation becomes the key output factor to be leveraged. Work-from-home leads to specific configuration needs and interrelations between work-from-home and on-site introduce additional dynamics. Methodologically, the phenomenon-based approach is found to be highly suitable for studying the effects of such novel phenomena. Research limitations/implications – This article is explorative. Thus, we advocate further research on related novel phenomena, such as post-COVID-hybrid and work-from-home teams. A model of how to encourage positive dynamics in post-COVID-hybrid teams is developed and lays the groundwork for further studies on post-COVID teamwork. Concerning methodology, researchers are provided with information on how to conduct phenomenon-based research on novel phenomena, such as the COVID-induced virtual teams that we studied. Practical implications – Companies receive advice on how to encourage positive dynamics in post-COVID teamwork, e.g. on identifying best practices and resilient individuals. Social implications – In a country such as Germany that faces labor shortages, our insights might facilitate better labor-market integration for those with care-work obligations and international workers. Originality/value – We offer a first conceptualization of a relevant novel phenomenon, namely COVID-induced virtual teams. We exemplify the phenomenon-based approach as a suitable methodology that serves to build relevant theory using active categorization.
dc.contributor.affiliationTobias Reichert, Hochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany
dc.contributor.affiliationHochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany and University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark
dc.contributor.affiliationHochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany and Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
dc.contributor.affiliationHochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany and University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
dc.contributor.affiliationHochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany and HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
dc.contributor.affiliationHochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany and Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden
dc.contributor.affiliationHochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany
dc.contributor.authorJasmin Mahadevan
dc.contributor.authorJakob Steinmann
dc.contributor.authorAnnabelle Starkle
dc.contributor.authorSven Metzler
dc.contributor.authorLisa Bacher
dc.contributor.authorRaphael Diehm
dc.contributor.authorFrederik Goroll
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-25T16:04:17Z
dc.date.available2025-07-25T16:04:17Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.published6/2024
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.physical262-283
dc.description.volume32
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/CEMJ-12-2022-0244
dc.identifier.issn2658-0845
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.kozminski.edu.pl/handle/item/1764
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofCentral European Management Journal
dc.relation.pages262-283
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectvirtual teams
dc.subjectCOVID-induced virtual teams
dc.subjectwork-from-home
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subtypeOriginal
dc.title

COVID-induced virtual teams: A phenomenon-based framework and methodological advice for studying novel events

dc.typeArticle
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