University of Twente Student Theses
Virtual teams and the case of emergent leadership: an exploratory study
Petkova, Desislava (2019) Virtual teams and the case of emergent leadership: an exploratory study.
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| Abstract: | In the present business world, where various factors are constantly transforming the nature of professional entities and facilitating the foundation of a new type of team-based groups, namely virtual teams, the question about the power dynamics within said structures remains rather unclear. This exploratory study aims to analyze a wide mix of variables, ranging from personality traits to emotion detection abilities, in order to build a conclusive pattern that suggests what the most important qualities and skills of an emergent leader, in such virtual settings, could be. For that purpose, cutting-edge technologies like IBM Watson Personality Insights and LIWC dictionary were used to analyze the data. In addition, a performance-based test was also incorporated in order to measure the abilities of the participants to detect emotional nuances. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Communication Studies MSc (60713) |
| Awards: | The University Twente Scholarship (UTS) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/79171 |
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