Leadership at a Distance:
Research in Technologically Supported Work

Edited by Suzanne P. Weisband, University of Arizona
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007

Table of contents and chapter abstracts

I New Challenges for Leading at a Distance

1. Research Challenges for Studying Leadership at a Distance
Suzanne Weisband abstract

2. Leadership in International Organizations: 21st Century Challenges
Tora Bikson, Gregory F. Treverton, Joy Moini, and Gustav Lindstrom abstract

II Field Studies of Leadership in Distributed Work Settings

3. Leading Groups From a Distance: How to Mitigate Consequences of Geographic Dispersion
Jonathon N. Cummings abstract

4. Designing a Tail in Two Cities: Leaders’ Perspectives on Collocated and Distance Collaboration
Erin Bradner and Gloria Mark abstract

5. Adaptation of Team Communication Patterns: Exploring the Effects of Leadership at a Distance: Task Urgency, and Shared Team Experience
Yan Xiao, F. Jacob Seagull, Colin F. Mackenzie, Katherine J. Klein, and Jonathan Ziegert abstract

III Experiments in Remote Leadership

6. Effects of Leadership Style and Anonymity on the Discussion of an Ethical Issue in an Electronic Meeting System Context
Surinder S. Kahai and Bruce J. Avolio abstract

7. The Mediating Effects of Leadership and Interaction Style in Face-to-Face and Virtual Teams
Pierre A. Balthazard, David A. Waldman, and Leanne E. Atwater abstract

8. Social Engineering in Distributed Decision-Making Teams: Some Implications for Leadership at a Distance
Gary Stasser and Maria Augustinova abstract

IV Leading Large-Scale Distributed Collaborations

9. Community Effort in Online Groups: Who Does the Work and Why?
Brian Butler, Lee Sproull, Sara Kiesler, and Robert Kraut abstract

10. Cultural Challenges to Leadership in Cyberinfrastructure Development
Jeremy P. Birnholtz and Thomas A. Finholt abstract

11. Trial by Water: Creating Hurricane Katrina “Person Locator”Web Sites
Christopher Scaffidi, Brad Myers, and Mary Shaw abstract

12. Approaches to Authority in Online Disaster Relief Communities After Hurricane Katrina
Cristen Torrey, Moira Burke, Matthew Lee, Anind Dey, Susan Fussell, and Sara Kiesler abstract

V Conclusion and Future Directions

13. Lessons About Leadership at a Distance and Future Research Directions
Suzanne Weisband abstract