Efectos de la interdependencia de tarea y la sincronía en las tecnologías de comunicación sobre el rendimiento de los equipos virtuales de trabajo
- Rico, Ramón
- Cohen, Susan G.
- Gil Rodríguez, Francisco
ISSN: 0214-9915
Año de publicación: 2006
Volumen: 18
Número: 4
Páginas: 743-749
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Psicothema
Resumen
El presente trabajo estudia los efectos de la interdependencia de tarea y el tipo de comunicación utilizada sobre el rendimiento de equipos virtuales de trabajo (EVT). El análisis de los datos pertenecientes a 197 empleados integrados en 41 equipos de una compañía multinacional de desarrollo de software revelaron un efecto modulador de la interdependencia entre el grado de sincronía de las comunicaciones y el rendimiento en los EVT. Los niveles más altos de rendimiento se producen cuando existe un ajuste entre la interdependencia de tarea y el grado de sincronía en sus comunicaciones. Este estudio complementa la investigación previa aportando evidencia adicional relativa a cómo la interacción tarea-tecnología afecta al rendimiento en EVT y amplía resultados previos obtenidos en laboratorio a equipos en contextos organizacionales.
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