Transforming Educational and Business Practices in Belarus

Langlois, Gaytha A.; Litoff, Judy Barrett; Ilacqua, Joseph A.

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“…Such challenges include difficulties related to cross-cultural communication (Butler & Zander, 2008;Humes & Reilly, 2008); coordination and collaboration under the conditions of geographic dispersion and time zone differences (Sutanto, Kankanhalli, & Tan, 2011); differences in work styles (Liu, Magjuka, & Lee, 2008); and teamwork in low-media-richness communication environments (Flammia, Cleary, & Slattery, 2010). Global virtual teams, and international collaborative learning in general, have also been used to facilitate global learning in develop-ing countries at low cost because specific web tools allow for collaborative experiences with students in other countries without the cost of travel (e.g., Langlois, Litoff, & Ilacqua, 2003;Cogburn & Levinson, 2008). However, evidence of the effectiveness of GVT-based projects is rather limited.…”

Section: Gvts As a Learning Contextmentioning

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A Global Classroom? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Collaboration as a Teaching Tool in Management Education

Taras

Caprar

Rottig

et al. 2013

AMLE

167

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The coauthors wish to acknowledge the contribution of the entire X-Culture team: Without the hard work the 141 instructors and thousands of students do every day, the X-Culture Project in general and this study in particular would not be possible. We also would like to acknowledge the support of our many corporate partners, including Gramedia, Lidaris, Innospark, and Caja de Burgos, whose involvement makes the project more meaningful and educational for our students.

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confidence: 99%

A Global Classroom? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Collaboration as a Teaching Tool in Management Education

Taras

Caprar

Rottig

et al. 2013

AMLE

167

115

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“…First and foremost, these require costly travel and lodging. Especially for most developing country students, the costs are unaffordable (Langlois, Barrett-Litoff & Ilacqua, 2003). Second, they require time away from home.…”

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Experiential Learning with Global Virtual Teams: Developing Intercultural and Virtual Competencies

Zwerg‐Villegas

Martínez-Díaz

2016

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This study evaluates the impact of Global Virtual Team (GVT)-based experiential learning in business education. During the first semester of 2014, 2,494 university business students from 37 countries from all inhabited continents participated in the X-Culture project. Post-project surveys applied to a participating group and to a control group of Colombian students reveal significant learning in terms of perceived difficulties related to cultural differences and virtual team coordination. This study provides evidence for the usefulness of GVT-based approaches and facilitates a better understanding of the challenges and learning opportunities in using this type of experiential learning activity. KeywordsGlobal virtual teams; business education; X-Culture; cultural competences Transfer to practiceThis study evaluates the impact of Global Virtual Team (GVT)-based experiential learning in business education. Post-project surveys reveal significant learning in terms of perceived difficulties related to cultural differences and virtual team coordination. This provides evidence for the usefulness of GVTbased approaches and facilitates a better understanding of the challenges and learning opportunities in using this type of experiential learning activity. Participation in the GVT-based project allows students to experience the challenges and form more realistic expectations with respect to intercultural and international virtual collaboration. Palabras claveEquipos virtuales globales; educación de negocios; X-Culture; competencias culturales ResumenEste estudio evalúa el impacto del Equipo Global Virtual (GVT) cuyo enfoque es el aprendizaje experimental dentro de la educación de negocios. Durante el primer semestre de 2014, 2.494 estudiantes universitarios de negocios (provenientes de 37 países de todos los continentes habitados) participaron en el proyecto llamado X-Culture. Encuestas posteriores a los proyectos aplicadas a un grupo de participantes, así como a un grupo de control de estudiantes colombianos, revelan el aprendizaje significativo obtenido en términos de dificultades percibidas, relacionadas con las diferencias culturales y la coordinación de equipos virtuales. Este estudio aporta evidencia sobre la utilidad de los enfoques basados en GVT y facilita una mejor comprensión de los desafíos y las oportunidades de aprendizaje en el uso de este tipo de actividad de aprendizaje experiencial. Transferencia a la prácticaEste estudio evalúa el impacto del Equipo Global Virtual (GVT) cuyo enfoque es el aprendizaje experimental en la educación de negocios. Encuestas posteriores al proyecto revelan el aprendizaje significativo obtenido en términos de dificultades percibidas relacionadas con las diferencias culturales y la coordinación del equipo virtual. La investigación proporciona evidencia sobre la utilidad de los enfoques basados en GVT y facilita una mejor comprensión de los desafíos y las oportunidades de aprendizaje en el uso de este tipo de actividad de aprendizaje experiencial. La participación en el...

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Enhancing intercultural effectiveness in international virtual student teams: an exploratory study

Petrovskaya

Shaposhnikov

2020

Educ Res Policy Prac

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Transforming Educational and Business Practices in Belarus

Cited by 4 publications

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A Global Classroom? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Collaboration as a Teaching Tool in Management Education

A Global Classroom? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Collaboration as a Teaching Tool in Management Education

Experiential Learning with Global Virtual Teams: Developing Intercultural and Virtual Competencies

Enhancing intercultural effectiveness in international virtual student teams: an exploratory study

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