Abstract
Drawing on accounts presented-and the metaphors incorporated therein-in interviews with 129 workers, this study considers the effect of professionalism on relationships between Indian and Israeli global team members working in the high-tech industry. This study shows how the discourse of professionalism (together with additional, professionally oriented organizational mechanisms), as manifested in high-tech organizations, dictates not only employee-organization relations but also relationships between peers working in global virtual teams (GVTs). The study further illuminates how this particular construction of professionalism can engender a paradox in interpersonal relationships for professionals working in GVTs; and its subtle negative impact, from an ethical perspective, on interpersonal relationships between them. It also shows, however, that perceptions of friendship do emerge despite these limiting conditions.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 329-348 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Professions and Organization |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- discourse
- global teams
- high-tech
- interpersonal relationships
- professionalism
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Business and International Management
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management