The VideoWindow system in informal communication

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Fish ◽  
Robert E. Kraut ◽  
Barbara L. Chalfonte
Keyword(s):  
Informal Communication

Network Autocorrelation of Task Performance via Informal Communication Within a Virtual World

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb T. Carr ◽  
Paul Zube
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Network Autocorrelation ◽  
Virtual Group ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Individual Achievement

Network autocorrelation occurs when individuals receive assistance from others which regulates their own behavior, and it can be used to explain how group members may improve their task performance. This study explored how network autocorrelation, via informal communication within a virtual group, affected an individual’s task achievement in the online game World of Warcraft. Informal interactions between guild members during a 4-year period were collected and analyzed to assess how informal interactions with other group members affected an individual’s in-game achievement. Findings indicate informal communication from other group members (specifically the experience and helpfulness of the other members) positively predict an individual’s task performance, while tenure with the group negatively predict individual achievement. Findings are discussed with respect to network analysis and influence in online groups.

scholarly journals Formal and Informal Communication in New Product Development Teams: The Mediation Effect of Team Trust

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-111
Author(s):  
Volkan Polat ◽  
Gary Lynn ◽  
Ali Akgün ◽  
Onur Emre
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
New Product ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
New Product Development Teams ◽  
Team Trust

New product development (NPD) projects are costly, and fragile against failures as compared to other structures. This study has a holistic view of team factors to examine their relationship with team communication. Communication contributes to technical and practical processes such as learning, new idea development, and creativity. Trust has become prominent by affecting outcomes and processes indirectly, and changing relationships within team. This paper attempted to offer a contribution to the technology and innovation management (TIM) literature by presenting a model for researchers and project managers to understand potential interrelationships among team level factors (team autonomy, stability, member experience, and empowerment), team trust, and team formal and informal communication in NPD teams.

scholarly journals INFORMAL POLITICAL COMMUNICATION OF WOMEN IN LOCAL DEMOCRACY (STUDY AT BPD BALIUK VILLAGE, BARITO KUALA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Noviana Sari ◽  
Siti Mauliana Hairini ◽  
Muhammad Fadhil Murabbi Amin
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Local Democracy ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
Political Position ◽  
Village People ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Informal Communications

This study aims to determine how the informal communication strategy is used by women to achieve their political position in government villages. The essence of informal communications is not to follow any specific rules and procedures. the studies of informal communications have remained the question cause there is not a clear form of informal communication. This study has been contributed to the women's informal political communication in Baliuk village to fulfill the gap of informal communication studies. There are three strategies that women used to dominate political representatives in Baliuk Village Government. First, the women have dominated the political issue in Village, second, women’s have dominated the informal channel, second women dominated the informal political communication channels, and the third, women have dominated the informal campaign for BPD’s election. The main factors from those strategies are how the women do the interpersonal conversation and how they made gossip in every aspect and access of communication itself for their political interest. The women have a concern about how to use an alternative way of communications to gain power in a political position, then they have to succeed dominated Badan Permusyawaratan Desa or BPD as the representatives' institution for village people.

The Virtual Coffee Break

2018 ◽  
pp. 256-275
Author(s):  
Mads Schramm
Keyword(s):  
Coffee Break ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
Virtual Leader ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Strong Relationships

A large number of studies show that trust is crucial to success as a virtual leader. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a theoretical and practical perspective on the challenges of creating trust and strong relationships to the virtual leader. The chapter presents the consequences of virtual collaborations if trust is low or high. Next, it points out how the virtual leader can work to create trust. The chapter presents “The Circle of Trust,” which consists of several important behavioural attitudes for the virtual leader. The meaning of metacommunication in the form of clear agreements on the use of communication is outlined. Several communication forms—e-mail, videoconferencing, and online informal communication—are examined, focusing on how these forms of communication can consciously promote trust in virtual collaborations. The chapter provides a collection of the most important solutions and recommendations for the virtual leader.

Multi-Agent–Based Simulation of University Email Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 273-291
Author(s):  
David Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Full Knowledge

In this chapter, a study on informal communication network formation in a university environment is presented. The teacher communication network is analyzed through community detection techniques. It is evident that informal communication is an important process that traverses the vertical hierarchical structure of departments and courses in a university environment. A multi-agent model of the case study is presented here, showing the implications of using real data as training sets for multi-agent-based simulations. The influence of the “social neighborhood,” as a mechanism to create assortative networks of contacts without full knowledge of the network, is discussed. It is shown that the radius of this social neighborhood has an effect on the outcome of the network structure and that in a university’s case this distance is relatively small.

The Relevance of Teamwork in Software Startups

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Fernando Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Teams

Software startups have a major role in the market challenging existing models and enabling the emergence of new technologies with high economic and social impact. This study aimed to explore this phenomenon by characterizing the processes and challenges that are placed in the software startups related to the workgroup in the entrepreneurial teams and in the context of their business activities. The study uses a qualitative approach through the realization of three case studies with Portuguese startups software. The study uses a qualitative approach through the realization of three case studies with startups software. The main results have demonstrated the high importance of human capital in these organizations that is leveraged through teamwork in teams formally established for this purpose, but above all, it is important to highlight the role that informal communication assumes in the growth process of these startups.

Informal Communication in Industrial Markets

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick E. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Informal Communication ◽  
Industrial Markets ◽  
Word Of Mouth Communication

Interviews with industrial buyers failed to identify a significant amount of word-of-mouth communication in industrial markets and suggested a key role for manufacturers’ salesmen.

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