Purpose Statement

The present study seeks to assess and evaluate emotional intelligence in virtual teams and how it impacts team performance. The target population will comprise of employees of companies with operations in the United States, Europe, and Africa, and who have virtual teams working in collaboration to accomplish various organizational goals and objectives. This population is appropriate for a study of this nature because by virtue of being dispersed, “physical contact in virtual teams is reduced or lacking altogether which means that collaboration is enabled by IT-solutions such as computer based communication” which essentially implies “opportunities as well as challenges for today’s global e-leaders” (Lillian, 2014). The present study will be inclusive of employees who have had the opportunity to accomplish tasks, pursue organizational objectives, and drive the organizational agenda in a virtual environment with colleagues dispersed across various geographical locations. The implication for positive social change includes the ability to further enhance relations between team members in a virtual setting so as to ensure that organizational objectives are met in a way that will benefit all stakeholders (i.e. shareholders, customers, etc).

References

Lillian, S.C. (2014). Virtual Teams: Opportunities and Challenges for E-leaders. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 110(14), 1251-1261.