Recent advances in information technologies provide a unique opportunity for sharing knowledge free from constraints of time and place. One application area is Internet-based learning where members of virtual groups are separated by location, and are challenged by a collaborative project. In this research we investigate the developmental patterns of such groups, and address how trust may shape and be shaped by the virtual groups¡¦ development.
Twenty-five groups in a cyber-university participate in our study. Our findings suggested the development of virtual groups was characterized by three stages: dependency and flight, fight and pair, and work. In addition, virtual group members initially imported trust rather than developed trust. Calculus-based trust, knowledge-based trust and identification-based trust coexisted and co-evolved over time. Finally, there appeared to be a reciprocal relationship between trust and group development.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0714102-215103 |
| Date | 14 July 2002 |
| Creators | Yu, Chia-ping |
| Contributors | Ping Shaw, Feng-yang Kuo, Hsiangchu Lai, Fu-ren, Lin, Jim, T.M. Lin |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0714102-215103 |
| Rights | unrestricted, Copyright information available at source archive |
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