Used Virtual Team Creativity Questionnaire Items

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Appendix 1.

Used Virtual Team Creativity Questionnaire Items

1) What is your current function?

2) What is the goal of your virtual team?

3) How many persons does your virtual team include?

4) How long have you already been included into the current virtual team?

5) In how many different virtual teams have you been included?

A) The following questions are related to virtual team benevolence and reliability. All items were measured on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.

1 The virtual team members are very committed to the performance of your team.

2 The virtual team members always keep into account what you find important.

3 The virtual team members put everything into practice to help you.

4 You never have to question whether virtual team members adhere to appointments.

5 The virtual team members never avoid obligations.

6 The proceedings of the virtual team members are always in line with the made appointments.

B) The following questions are related to virtual team communication. The items were measured on a 5-point Likert scale as follows

1= not at all, 2= monthly, 3= weekly, 4= several times per week, 5= daily

1 To what degree do you, formally as well as informally, communicate with your virtual team members on an average?

2 To what degree do you, formally as well as informally, communicate with the two persons in your team you most have contact with?

3 To what degree do you, formally as well as informally, communicate with the two persons in your

team you least have contact with?

2 C) The following questions are related to the subcomponents of virtual team shared mental models. All items were measured on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.

Planning and Organizing

1 You are aware of the progress toward the goal.

2 The virtual team has a specific approach to a task.

3 The virtual team sets specific performance goals.

Coordination

4 You monitor other team members their performance.

5 The virtual team members check with each other before interfering.

6 The virtual team members distribute all information to other members.

Communication

7 All team members have an equal chance to participate in discussions.

8 Team members feel comfortable talking about controversial issues.

9 The team does not make decisions until everyone gives input.

Analysis

10 The team tries to identify causes of problems.

11 Team members discuss possible solutions.

12 Consequences of actions are carefully considered.

D) The following questions are related to the creative performance of your virtual team. All items were measured on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from not at all to highly.

1 The virtual team has accomplished generating new ideas

2 The virtual team has accomplished generating new methods 3 The virtual team has accomplished generating new approaches

4 The virtual team has accomplished generating new inventions or applications

3 Appendix 2.

Directory of Included Teams

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1) DSM

2) eRep

3) Grupo Posadas

4) KPN 1

5) KPN 2

6) Shell Global Solutions 1 7) Shell Global Solutions 2 8) Shell International 9) Shell Learning 10) Shell London

11) Technical University of Delft, Master Industrial Design 1 12) Technical University of Delft, Master Industrial Design 2

13) Technical University of Delft, Design Synthesis Project, Space Sciences Belfast 14) Technical University of Delft, Design Synthesis Project, Space Sciences Melbourne

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