Theorising antecedents of cohesion and conflict in distributed ISD project teams

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorO'Raghallaigh, Paidi
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Frédéric
dc.contributor.funderUniversity College Corken
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T09:39:23Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T09:39:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.date.updated2018-12-11T16:42:28Z
dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of distributed ISD teams is often inhibited by tensions between contextual (macro) and localised (micro) factors. In light of these challenges, literature suggests that cohesion is a key determinant of team performance; however, competing literature asserts that conflict is essential for exploiting diverse knowledge. This suggests a paradoxical need for both cohesion and conflict. However, extant ISD literature has yet to explore how the interplay of macro- and micro-level factors affect cohesion and conflict in distributed settings. To address this gap, we present and utilise a theoretical framework to analyse ethnographic data from a distributed ISD project called ‘Athena’. The findings point to a ‘double edged sword’ of cohesion and suggest that moderate levels of task-based conflict are essential for addressing diversity in distributed teams. Additionally, excessive levels of cohesion can contribute to social conflict between subgroups when task conflict is constrained.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity College Cork (College of Business and Law (CBL) under their CBL Development Award scheme)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.urihttps://icis2018.aisconferences.org/en
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMcCarthy, S., O'Raghallaigh, P., Fitzgerald, C. and Adam, F. (2018) 'Theorising Antecedents of Cohesion and Conflict in Distributed ISD Project Teams', Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems, San Francisco 13-16 December.en
dc.identifier.endpage17en
dc.identifier.journaltitleProceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systemsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7294
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociation for Information Systems (AIS)en
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems
dc.relation.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2018/behavior/Presentations/19/
dc.rights© 2018 the authors.en
dc.subjectInformation systems developmenten
dc.subjectTeam cohesionen
dc.subjectTeam conflicten
dc.subjectSubgroupsen
dc.titleTheorising antecedents of cohesion and conflict in distributed ISD project teamsen
dc.typeConference itemen
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