At 07:59 PM 12/29/01 +0100, you wrote: >I'm studying international business administration at the University of >Vienna. My majors are organization and planning. Currently I�m writing my >thesis on organizational culture in virtual organizations. >At the beginning of this work (spring or summer 2001) I had to answer two >questions: >1. What is a virtual organization? >2. How will I be able to measure culture? >The first question was answered by defining a specific form of virtual >organization, which structure looks very much like apache and all its >sub-projects. The second question could not be answered - so I decided to go >for a qualitative research - trying to describe a special type of culture >rather than measure it. >To generate data from the field, qualitative researches offer and recommend >to use multiple methods and techniques to gain a wide view of several >aspects: >a) Group discussion - which can be done here => the questions following >below should serve as startingpoint. the ones with the * are even more >optional. >b) Observations - which will be done on the interface of the organization - >during the last days i read a lot :-) also part of the archives ted! > >1. Could you shortly characterize the environment you are working in? >2. How did you start to work on this project? Is there an anecdote which >everybody remembers? >3. Why are you working in an Open Source Project? >4. What do you understand by the term "organizational culture"? >5. Could you characterize the organizational culture of the project you are >working in by using six terms? >6. Could you imagine using the term "to dock" in combination with the term >"culture"? >7. If yes, could you describe the connection between these terms? >8. Which factors are making the working process easier? >9. Is there a slogan for your work? >10. Could you describe a situation where you didn't trust the person you >were talking to online? >*11. Do you think trust between strangers is possible or do people need to >know each other to build up trust? >*12. Do you think frequent communication improves trust or do you think that >there is no relation between communication and trust? >13. Which influence does "experiences in virtual worlds" have on your work? >*14. How many hours is your daily online time on average? >*15. Do you think online communication is easier with people who have the >same experiences as you, or do you think that experiences do not influence >the understanding between people? >*16. Do you think online communication needs to be learned like a new >language or do you believe that everybody is instantly able to communicate >online? >17. Why are you getting involved into new projects? >*18. Life is learning - do you consider this as true? >*19. Do you think people who work in virtual organizations tend to have fun >while learning, or do they learn the same way as people working in "normal" >work environments? >20. Which kind of risks do you usualy take in your workplace - could you >shortly describe? >*21. Do you think risk can be taken at workplace or should the work >environment be a secure place? >*22. Do you think working at new technologies involves risk for you or do >you think the risks you take are the same as working in an old fashion >business? >23. What do you think about information - and knowledge sharing? How far >would you go? >*24. Do you think people who actively share information are getting more >knowledge by communicating with people who also actively share information? >*25. Does the sharing of information need to be a 1:1 relationship - giving >and getting information is equal between 2 persons or is it not important >that you receive information in return of giving information to another >person? > >The interpretation of the generated data will be done over during Christmas >and New Year - Im realy late i know. This wokrk will be finished on 01.05.02 >and be presented on 01.16.02 at University of Vienna. After this I would >like to translate the results into English for all of you. > >It would make me happy if some of you could answer some oft the questions. > >Sari > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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