Reviewing the contributing factors and benefits of distributed collaboration

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dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorGleasure, Rob
dc.contributor.authorO'Reilly, Philip
dc.contributor.authorFeller, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-28T11:50:54Z
dc.date.available2021-05-28T11:50:54Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-12
dc.date.updated2021-05-28T11:43:18Z
dc.description.abstractDistributed collaboration has become increasingly common across domains ranging from software development to information processing, the creative arts, and entertainment. As of early 2020, distributed collaboration has entered the limelight as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced employees across the world to work from home. However, while researchers have applied myriad terms to define these operations, we first address this issue by defining distributed collaboration in a way that represents all its forms. Existing research has identified several factors that contribute to distributed collaborationsâ success. Yet, researchers and practitioners typically discuss these factors in modular theoretical terms, which means that they often struggle to identify and synthesize literature that spans multiple domains and perspectives. In this paper, we systematically review the literature to synthesize core findings into one amalgamated model. This model categorizes the contributing factors for distributed collaboration along two axes 1) whether they are social or material and 2) whether they are endemic or relational. We also explicitly discuss the relationships between factors in the model. The model further links these contributing factors to different collaborative outcomes, specifically mutual learning, relationship building, communication, task completion speed, access to skilled personnel, and cost savings.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid22en
dc.identifier.citationO'Leary, K., Gleasure, R., O'Reilly, P. and Feller, J. (2020) 'Reviewing the contributing factors and benefits of distributed collaboration', Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 47, Paper 22, pp.476-520. doi: 10.17705/1CAIS.04722en
dc.identifier.doi10.17705/1CAIS.04722en
dc.identifier.endpage520en
dc.identifier.issn1529-3181
dc.identifier.journaltitleCommunications of the Association for Information Systemsen
dc.identifier.startpage476en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11408
dc.identifier.volume47en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociation for Information Systems (AIS)en
dc.relation.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol47/iss1/24/
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dc.subjectDistributed collaborationen
dc.subjectContributing factorsen
dc.subjectModelen
dc.subjectSuccessen
dc.subjectLiterature reviewen
dc.titleReviewing the contributing factors and benefits of distributed collaborationen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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