Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227555 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) No. 672
Publisher: 
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Hannover
Abstract: 
In a novel real-effort setting, we experimentally study the effects of different communication media on creative performance in a collaborative tasks. We find that creative performance significantly decreases when group members communicate via chat instead of face-to-face. However, we find no significant difference between performances of groups that communicate via video conferences as compared to face-to-face. Thus, we provide evidence that barriers to creativity in virtual teams can be mitigated by real-time video conference communication.
Subjects: 
Creativity
Communication
Laboratory Experiment
Real-effort
Complex Problem Solving
Innovation
JEL: 
C91
J30
M52
O30
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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