Creativity in Virtual Teams: Key Components for Success (Collaborative Work Systems Series)

Creativity in Virtual Teams offers a well–researched and practical resource that outlines a new model for attaining high levels of creativity in virtual working arrangements to anyone who designs, manages, or participates in virtual teams. Written by Jill E. Nemiro—an expert in building organizations and virtual teams—Creativity in Virtual Teams provides a valuable tool that takes you beyond mere theory. Within these pages, the author leads you through a series of diagnostic tools, questions for reflection, checklists, and exercises that will help you assess and develop the five key components—design, climate, resources, norms and protocols, and continual assessment and learning—that will foster creativity in your virtual teams. In addition, Creativity in Virtual Teams is filled with illustrative lessons learned from nine highly successful and innovative virtual teams.

From the back cover:

Building Creativity in Your Virtual Teams

Creativity in Virtual Teams is a well–researched and practical resource that offers a new model for attaining high levels of creativity in virtual working arrangements to anyone who designs, manages, or participates in virtual teams. Written by Jill E. Nemiro an expert in organization and virtual team building Creativity in Virtual Teams provides a valuable tool that takes you beyond mere theory. Within these pages, the author leads you through a series of diagnostic tools, questions for reflection, checklists, and exercises that will help you assess and develop the five key components design, climate, resources, norms and protocols, and continual assessment and learning that will foster creativity in your virtual teams. In addition, Creativity in Virtual Teams is filled with illustrative lessons learned from nine highly successful and innovative virtual teams.

Praise for Creativity in Virtual Teams

"Nemiro has done an impressive piece of research on this so far neglected area creativity in virtual teams. If you manage or belong to a team that aspires to higher levels of creativity and what team doesn t you ll find this book invaluable, thought–provoking, and highly readable."
Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps, authors of Virtual Teams

"Having dealt with small to large virtual teams for over a decade, Dr. Nemiro s book is the first book to provide a comprehensive, concise understanding of the dynamics and structure of virtual teams. A combination of theory and practical tools for all those either interested in establishing or bettering existing teams."
Patricia G. Flores, region account manager, Global Diversity Sourcing, Hewlett–Packard

"Creativity in Virtual Teams is a must read for those who are working on or with virtual teams. It provides methods for continual assessment and learning in developing high levels of creativity in virtual teams. This book is an important resource for teams transitioning into this new way of working."
Nancy Sarti, manager, employee development, Southern California Edison

"This is the first serious study of creativity in virtual teams. It offers a comprehensive framework and valuable assessment tools for putting the book s lessons into practice in any organization."
Vijay Sathe, The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University; author, Corporate Entrepreneurship

About the Author:

Jill E. Nemiro is an assistant professor in the psychology and sociology department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the human resources design masters program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the coeditor of The Collaborative Work Systems Fieldbook from Pfeiffer.