Study: Video-conferencing Ups Productivity of Virtual Teams – World News Report
November 22, 2012 by The Anywhere Office
We all understand the importance of face-to-face communication and non-verbal cues. This study would suggest that even ‘virtual’ face time promotes more effective distributed team work.
MANCHESTER, England, November 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —
New research shows that video-conferencing is more effective than telephone and email for remote team-working.
The research was conducted by the globally-recognised Fraunhofer Institute, a specialist in workplace collaboration technology, for OmniJoin, a new video and webconferencing solution from technology giant Brother.
It tested the impact of video-conferencing on the behaviour and productivity of two teams who undertook simulated workplace tasks* while based at different locations.
The key findings were that, compared to collaborating by telephone and email, video-conferencing…
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