Network Structure in Virtual Organizations

摘要: Virtual organizations that use email to communicate and coordinate their work toward a common goal are becoming ubiquitous. However, little is known about how these work. Much prior research suggests virtual organizations, for the most part because they information technology communicate, will be decentralized non-hierarchical. This paper examines behavior of one such organization. The analysis based on case study communication structure content communications among members organization during four-month period. We empirically measure find evidence hierarchy. findings imply may exhibit different properties dimensions structure. also examine relationship task routineness, organizational structure, performance. Results indicate fit between routineness affects perception performance, but not affect actual performance Thus, this similar traditional in some ways dissimilar other ways. It was so far as task-structure predicted perceived it did predict objective To extent existing theories can expanded organizations. New need developed explain