{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2993299366","doi":null,"title":"Can absence make a team grow stronger?","display_name":"Can absence make a team grow stronger?","publication_year":2004,"publication_date":"2004-05-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2993299366","mag":"2993299366","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15146742"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"pmid:15146742","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15146742","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Harvard business review","raw_type":"Journal Article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5003690939","display_name":"Ann Majchrzak","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3077-8513","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3077-8513"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1174212","display_name":"University of Southern California","ror":"https://ror.org/03taz7m60","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1174212"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ann Majchrzak","raw_affiliation_strings":["Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. majchrza@usc.edu","(Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA)"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. majchrza@usc.edu","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1174212"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"(Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1174212"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5004239745","display_name":"Arvind Malhotra","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6527-1539","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6527-1539"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Arvind Malhotra","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088847465","display_name":"Jeffrey Stamps","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jeffrey Stamps","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5076104635","display_name":"Jessica Lipnack","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jessica Lipnack","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":16.259,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":159,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99208285,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"82","issue":"5","first_page":"131","last_page":"7, 152"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10970","display_name":"Team Dynamics and Performance","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10970","display_name":"Team Dynamics and Performance","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10430","display_name":"Software Engineering Techniques and Practices","score":9.999999747378752e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10162","display_name":"Online and Blended Learning","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/virtual-teams","display_name":"virtual teams","score":1.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/team-productivity","display_name":"team productivity","score":0.6809999942779541},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/online-collaboration-tools","display_name":"online collaboration tools","score":0.6840000152587891},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/teleconferencing","display_name":"teleconferencing","score":0.6800000071525574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/team-leadership","display_name":"team leadership","score":0.6209999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/team-identity","display_name":"team identity","score":0.5339999794960022},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/team-diversity","display_name":"team diversity","score":0.43299999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/project-management","display_name":"project management","score":0.45500001311302185},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/benchmarking","display_name":"benchmarking","score":0.3540000021457672}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136197465","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1729295","display_name":"Variety (cybernetics)","level":2,"score":0.6797423958778381},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.6367469429969788},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775899829","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3109007","display_name":"Globe","level":2,"score":0.5791670680046082},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.5452899932861328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86251818","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816754","display_name":"Benchmarking","level":2,"score":0.5386796593666077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776647852","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q547608","display_name":"Virtual team","level":2,"score":0.5013937950134277},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C22561748","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854954","display_name":"Videoconferencing","level":2,"score":0.4931570887565613},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779304628","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503480","display_name":"Face (sociological concept)","level":2,"score":0.49127501249313354},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C57035238","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16938583","display_name":"Team effectiveness","level":2,"score":0.4751167893409729},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111226992","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626225","display_name":"Teamwork","level":2,"score":0.4475904703140259},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.4374045431613922},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C184356942","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830382","display_name":"Best practice","level":2,"score":0.4120042324066162},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C56739046","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192060","display_name":"Knowledge management","level":1,"score":0.3735426068305969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3706602156162262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.33979660272598267},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108827166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175975","display_name":"Internet privacy","level":1,"score":0.33531302213668823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.26613500714302063},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.26009589433670044},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162853370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39809","display_name":"Marketing","level":1,"score":0.22311776876449585},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.1583133041858673},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C49774154","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131765","display_name":"Multimedia","level":1,"score":0.12067073583602905},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169760540","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207011","display_name":"Neuroscience","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36289849","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34749","display_name":"Social science","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D003195","descriptor_name":"Computer Communication Networks","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003195","descriptor_name":"Computer Communication Networks","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003195","descriptor_name":"Computer Communication Networks","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003299","descriptor_name":"Cooperative Behavior","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003299","descriptor_name":"Cooperative Behavior","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003299","descriptor_name":"Cooperative Behavior","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006126","descriptor_name":"Group Processes","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006126","descriptor_name":"Group Processes","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006126","descriptor_name":"Group Processes","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D007324","descriptor_name":"Institutional Management Teams","qualifier_ui":"Q000458","qualifier_name":"organization & administration","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D007324","descriptor_name":"Institutional Management Teams","qualifier_ui":"Q000458","qualifier_name":"organization & administration","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D007324","descriptor_name":"Institutional Management Teams","qualifier_ui":"Q000458","qualifier_name":"organization & administration","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D007400","descriptor_name":"Interprofessional Relations","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D007400","descriptor_name":"Interprofessional Relations","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D007400","descriptor_name":"Interprofessional Relations","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D009862","descriptor_name":"Online Systems","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D009862","descriptor_name":"Online Systems","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D009862","descriptor_name":"Online Systems","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D013038","descriptor_name":"Specialization","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D013038","descriptor_name":"Specialization","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D013038","descriptor_name":"Specialization","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D014584","descriptor_name":"User-Computer Interface","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D014584","descriptor_name":"User-Computer Interface","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D014584","descriptor_name":"User-Computer Interface","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D018864","descriptor_name":"Cultural Diversity","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D018864","descriptor_name":"Cultural Diversity","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D018864","descriptor_name":"Cultural Diversity","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D019985","descriptor_name":"Benchmarking","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D019985","descriptor_name":"Benchmarking","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D019985","descriptor_name":"Benchmarking","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D020407","descriptor_name":"Internet","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D020407","descriptor_name":"Internet","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D020407","descriptor_name":"Internet","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D034742","descriptor_name":"Electronic Mail","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D034742","descriptor_name":"Electronic Mail","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D034742","descriptor_name":"Electronic Mail","qualifier_ui":"Q000706","qualifier_name":"statistics & numerical data","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D038622","descriptor_name":"Internationality","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D038622","descriptor_name":"Internationality","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D038622","descriptor_name":"Internationality","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"pmid:15146742","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15146742","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Harvard business review","raw_type":"Journal Article"},{"id":"mag:2993299366","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15146742","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"PubMed","raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","score":0.8100000023841858,"display_name":"Reduced inequalities"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W132336141","https://openalex.org/W120910917","https://openalex.org/W2731126991","https://openalex.org/W2326980682","https://openalex.org/W2181613237","https://openalex.org/W2295569983","https://openalex.org/W2596120194","https://openalex.org/W4230953428","https://openalex.org/W3123788912","https://openalex.org/W3173535258"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Some":[0],"projects":[1,117],"have":[2,78],"such":[3,108],"diverse":[4],"requirements":[5],"that":[6,86,107],"they":[7,52,59],"need":[8],"a":[9,161],"variety":[10],"of":[11,70,80,103,135,149,160,188,200,216,248],"specialists":[12,21],"to":[13,40,45,97,127,142,234,252,256],"work":[14,164,202,208],"on":[15,172],"them.":[16],"But":[17],"often":[18],"the":[19,25,74,81,133,146,198,201,207,246],"best-qualified":[20],"are":[22],"scattered":[23],"around":[24],"globe,":[26],"perhaps":[27],"at":[28],"several":[29],"companies.":[30],"Remarkably,":[31],"an":[32],"extensive":[33,186],"benchmarking":[34],"study":[35],"reveals,":[36],"it":[37],"isn't":[38],"necessary":[39],"bring":[41],"team":[42,191,230],"members":[43,94],"together":[44],"get":[46],"their":[47,65,88,100,116,136,143,150],"best":[48],"work.":[49],"In":[50],"fact,":[51],"can":[53],"be":[54,178,214],"even":[55],"more":[56,89],"productive":[57],"if":[58],"stay":[60],"separated":[61],"and":[62,83,130,145,166,213,219,238,261],"do":[63],"all":[64],"collaborating":[66],"virtually.":[67],"The":[68,105],"scores":[69],"successful":[71,182],"virtual":[72,162,183],"teams":[73,184],"authors":[75],"examined":[76],"didn't":[77],"many":[79],"psychological":[82],"practical":[84],"obstacles":[85],"plagued":[87],"traditional,":[90],"face-to-face":[91],"counterparts.":[92],"Team":[93],"felt":[95],"freer":[96],"contribute--especially":[98],"outside":[99],"established":[101],"areas":[102],"expertise.":[104],"fact":[106],"groups":[109],"could":[110,177,195],"not":[111,123,251],"assemble":[112],"easily":[113,196],"actually":[114],"made":[115,185],"go":[118],"faster,":[119],"as":[120],"people":[121],"did":[122],"wait":[124],"for":[125],"meetings":[126],"make":[128],"decisions,":[129,217],"individuals,":[131],"in":[132,203,209,227,243],"comfort":[134],"own":[137],"offices,":[138],"had":[139],"full":[140],"access":[141],"files":[144],"complementary":[147],"knowledge":[148],"local":[151],"colleagues.":[152],"Reaping":[153],"those":[154],"advantages,":[155],"though,":[156],"demanded":[157],"shrewd":[158],"management":[159],"team's":[163],"processes":[165],"social":[167],"dynamics.":[168],"Rather":[169],"than":[170],"depend":[171],"videoconferencing":[173],"or":[174,180],"e-mail,":[175],"which":[176,229],"unwieldy":[179],"exclusionary,":[181],"use":[187],"sophisticated":[189],"online":[190],"rooms,":[192],"where":[193],"everyone":[194],"see":[197],"state":[199],"progress,":[204],"talk":[205],"about":[206],"ongoing":[210],"threaded":[211],"discussions,":[212],"reminded":[215],"rationales,":[218],"commitments.":[220],"Differences":[221],"were":[222],"most":[223],"effectively":[224],"hashed":[225],"out":[226],"tele-conferences,":[228],"leaders":[231],"also":[232],"used":[233],"foster":[235],"group":[236],"identity":[237],"solidarity.":[239],"When":[240],"carefully":[241],"managed":[242],"this":[244],"way,":[245],"clash":[247],"perspectives":[249],"led":[250],"acrimony":[253],"but,":[254],"rather,":[255],"fundamental":[257],"solutions,":[258],"turning":[259],"distance":[260],"diversity":[262],"into":[263],"competitive":[264],"advantage.":[265]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":7}],"updated_date":"2026-10-16T09:59:22.235173","created_date":"2019-12-13T00:00:00"}