shown for face-toface decision making, which has ceased to be the prevalent form of communication in many IT …-based organizations. To test the robustness of higher group rationality under conditions of virtual communication, we conduct a social … learning experiment. We find that virtual communication leads to a substantial deterioration of group rationality for a …

consequences of trust in leaders of virtual groups. Adopting a multi-level perspective, we propose the leadership’s communication … communication behavior are more trusted by followers. Furthermore, reasoning that culture creates a shared context that qualifies … followers’ experiences, we found that collectivistic values enhanced the benefits of breadth of communication. In addition, we …