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1. The contexts of knowing: natural history of a globally distributed team....................................................... 1

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Document 1 of 1 The contexts of knowing: natural history of a globally distributed team Author: Baba, Marietta L; Gluesing, Julia; Ratner, Hilary; Wagner, Kimberly H ProQuest document link Abstract: The focus of this paper is cognitive convergence in a globally distributed team (GDT), defined as the process by which cognitive structures of distributed team members gradually become more similar over time. To explore the convergence process, we employed a longitudinal, ethnographic research strategy that allowed us to follow a naturally occurring GDT over a 14-month period, producing a rich case study portraying factors and processes that influence convergence. Confirming previous studies, we find that increases in shared cognition alone are not sufficient to account for performance gains on a GDT. Rather, it may be necessary not only to increase the sharing of cognition, but also to reverse a pattern of increasing divergence that can result from rejection of key knowledge domains. We also found that several factors influence the process of cognitive convergence beyond direct knowledge sharing. These include: separate but parallel or similar learning experiences in a common context; the surfacing of hidden knowledge at remote sites by third-party mediators or knowledge brokers; and shifts in agent self-interest that motivate collaboration and trigger the negotiation of task interdependence. Links: Look for Full Text Subject: Studies; Organizational behavior; Cognition & reasoning; Teams; Teamwork; Classification: 9130: Experimental/theoretical; 2500: Organizational behavior Publication title: Journal of Organizational Behavior Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Pages: 547-587 Number of pages: 40 Publication year: 2004 Publication date: Aug 2004 Publisher: Wiley Periodicals Inc. Place of publication: Chichester Country of publication: United States Publication subject: Business And Economics--Labor And Industrial Relations, Sociology, Psychology ISSN: 08943796 CODEN: JORBEJ Source type: Scholarly Journals Language of publication: English Document type: Feature Document feature: references

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ProQuest document ID: 224880144 Document URL: https://login.libproxy.edmc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/224880144?accountid=34899 Copyright: Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Last updated: 2012-02-21 Database: ProQuest Central

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Bibliography Citation style: APA 6th - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition

Baba, M. L., Gluesing, J., Ratner, H., & Wagner, K. H. (2004). The contexts of knowing: Natural history of a globally distributed team. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25(5), 547-587. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/224880144?accountid=34899

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