Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2020

Publication Title

IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2020: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 30 May-2 June 2020

Pages

447-452

Conference Name

IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2020, May 30-June 2, 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana

Abstract

The present paper describes an exploratory study of small teams working on a four-month project as part of a graduate engineering program. The research had two primary goals. The first was to utilize the log files from shared repositories used for team collaboration to describe the network structure of the teams. The second was to determine whether the network centrality of any individual team member is associated with their teamwork skills and attitudes towards the collaboration platform. The relationship between teamwork skills, attitudes towards the collaboration technology, and the centrality index was explored using Pearson correlations. A total of 35 students in 10 teams were included in the analysis. Findings showed a moderate and significant relationship between teamwork skills and the relative degree of centrality. The relative degree of centrality had no relation to any dimension of technology acceptance. Findings from this study indicated that the level of teamwork skills of an individual is related to that individuals' position within the network. Additionally, this study provides an innovative example utilizing user activity logs from shared workspaces to uncover patterns of collaboration and knowledge sharing in teams.

Rights

© 2020 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. All rights reserved.

Included with the kind written permission of the publishers.

ORCID

0000-0002-1453-2353 (Cima), 0000-0003-4348-7798 (Pazos)

Original Publication Citation

Cima, F., Pazos, P., & Canto, A. M. (2020) Exploring the relationship between teamwork skills and team members' centrality. In L. Cromarty, R. Shirwaiker, & P. Wang (Eds), IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2020: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 30 May-2 June 2020 (pp. 447-452). Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.

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