| Abstract [eng] |
Brief description of FMT: This master's thesis explores the advantages and disadvantages of working in an international virtual project team and the ways in which organizational influences on leadership and teamwork in an international virtual project team can be made. Problem, objective and tasks of the FMT: Organizations are not sufficiently aware of their ability to influence the success of the virtual project and therefore cannot fully utilize their resources to assist the leader and his team in the process of achieving the goal. Objective is to identify the ways of influence of the organization on the work in the international project team and leadership in it. Tasks: 1) to examine the concept of international virtual project team; 2) to systematize the advantages and disadvantages of the international virtual project team for the organization; 3) identify factors that may influence the effectiveness of the international virtual project team; 4) to study the concept of leadership in an international virtual project environment; 5) identify the most optimal leadership styles for international virtual project teams; 6) to examine an essence of organizational support in virtual project team; 7) to demonstrate the role of perceived organizational support for an international virtual project team and the leader within it. Research methods used in the FMT: qualitative research methods. The first part of the research was a case study. The second part of the research was realized through anonymous semi-structured interview. The second part complements the first part. Research and results obtained: The results showed that the organization provides project teams with support on equal terms with permanent employees. The organization has mechanisms to support the project team, but without the participation of the team leader, the implementation of these mechanisms may not be effective. Conclusions of the FMT: Over the past decade, very little research has been devoted to organizational support for virtual project teams. Nevertheless, organizational support as a separate factor can influence team performance and minimize the disadvantages of working in an international virtual project team. The role of the leader, leadership style in the perception of organizational support for the project is separately emphasized. |
