For each lecture topic, there are “required” readings – a list of papers that are the most relevant for that topic. A copy of these paper will be sold during the lectures. The sequence of titles under each heading suggests that if time is at a premium you may want to concentrate most on the first ones listed. The “additional optional” readings will be used by the instructor as an additional source of depth to the discussions, and are available under the course website for your future use.
First day
a. Distribution in projects – connection with virtual teams
Required readings
(Sarker & Sahay, 2003), (Majchrzak, Rice, Malhotra, King, & Ba, 2000)
Additional optional readings
(J. Roberto Evaristo & Fenema, 1999), (Sarker & Sahay, 2002), (Ahuja
& Carley, 1999), (Andres & Zmud, 2001), (Massey, Montoya-Weiss, &
Hung, 2003), (Osmundson, Michael, Machniak, & Grossman, 2003), (Qureshi
& Vogel, 2001)
b. Description of several practical cases and common problems / issues
Required readings
(J. R. Evaristo, 2001), (J. R. Evaristo, Scudder, Desouza, & Sato, 2004)
Additional optional readings
(J. R. Evaristo, Watson-Manheim, & Audy, 2005), (Millett, 1988)
c. Trust (sources, management, difficulties, long-term perspectives)
Required readings
(Kramer, 1999), (S. L. Jarvenpaa & Knoll, 1998)
Additional optional readings
(Dirks & Ferrin, 2001), (Politis, 2003), (S. Jarvenpaa & Tanriverdi,
2002)
d. Project risks enhanced by distribution
Required readings
(Grabowski & Roberts, 1999), (Erickson & Evaristo, 2005)
Additional optional readings
(Schmidt, Lyytinen, Keil, & Cule, 2001)
e. Governance and ownership in distributed projects
Required readings
(J R Evaristo, Desouza, Dingsøyr, & Awazu, 2005)
Additional optional readings
(Carmel & Agarwal, 2002)
Second day
a. Role of culture in the management of distributed projects (organizational
and national culture): how to take advantage of synergies, how to avoid traditional
problems
Required readings
(Walsham, 2002)
Additional optional readings
(Karahanna, Evaristo, & Srite, 2005), (Calori & Dufour, 1995)
b. Context or mutual knowledge: what others know that I do not know?
Required readings
(Cramton, 2001)
Additional optional readings
(Thomas-Hunt, Ogden, & Neale, 2003), (J R Evaristo, Desouza, Dingsøyr,
& Awazu, 2005)
c. Knowledge Management in distributed projects: knowledge sharing and transfer across time and projects; strategies and approaches to increase transfer
Required readings
(Desouza & Evaristo, 2003), (Wenger & Snyder, 2000)
Additional optional readings
(Alavi & Leidner, 2001), (Desouza & Evaristo, 2004), (Desouza &
Evaristo, 2005), (Okhuysen & Eisenhardt, 2002), (Zellmer-Bruhn, 2003)
d. The importance of objective alignment
(Ferrin & Dirks, 2003)
e. Lessons: what works, what doesn’t
(Beranek, 2000)
f. Conclusions