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Publications, etc.

X-Culture is only a few years old. The first batch of data was not available until about 2012. 

Below is a list of publications, presentations, panel sessions and symposia prepared by or with support of the X-Culture team.

The list of ongoing (unpublished) studies here  icon-arrow-circle-right 

 

Selected Publications*

  • Taras, V., Gunkel, M., Assouad, A., Tavoletti, E., Kraemer, J., Jimenez, A., . . . Shah, G. (2020, in press). The Predictive Power Of University Pedigree On The Graduate’s Performance In Global Virtual Teams. European Journal of International Management.
  • Taras, V., Baak, D., Caprar, D., Dowd, D., Froesee, F., Jimenezf, A., & Magnussong, P. (2019). Diverse effects of diversity: Disaggregating effects of diversity in global virtual teams. Journal of International Management.
  • E Tavoletti, RD Stephens, L Dong, The impact of peer evaluation on team effort, productivity, motivation and performance in global virtual teams, Team Performance Management: An International Journal
  • Baumanis, L., Taras, V., Lynden, K., Tavoletti, E., & Muth, T. (2019). The X-Culture Global Business Program: A Short-Term International Study-Abroad Experience. In M. A. Gonzalez-Perez, K. Lynden, & V. Taras (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Taras, V. (2019). X-Culture Academy: Kids Learning International Business Through Experience. In M. A. Gonzalez-Perez, K. Lynden, & V. Taras (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Taras, V. (2019). The X-Culture Coaching Program: Learning Team Management Through Practice. In M. A. Gonzalez-Perez, K. Lynden, & V. Taras (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Mulik, S., Srivastava, M., Yajnik, N., & Taras, V. (In press). ‘Antecedents and Outcomes of Flow Experience of MOOC Users. Journal of International Education in Business.
  • Taras, V. (In press). Conceptualizing and Measuring Cultural Intelligence: Important Unanswered Questions. European Journal of International Management.
  • Modaresnezhad, M., Palvia, P., Iyer, L., & Taras, V. (In press). Information Technology (IT) Enabled Crowdsourcing: A Conceptual Framework. Information Processing and Management.
  • McLarnon, M., O’Neill, T., Taras, V., Donia, M., Steel, P., & Law, D. (in press). Global Virtual Team Communication, Coordination, and Performance across Three Peer Feedback Strategies. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement.
  • Palvia, P., Dissanayake, I., Amoako-Gyampah, K., Mehta, N., & Taras, V. (2019 in press). Competition Matters! Self-Efficacy, Effort, and Performance in Crowdsourcing Teams. Information & Management.
  • Poór, J., Varga, E., Szira, Z., Kollár, C., & Taras, V. (2018). Central and Eastern European Experience of the X-Culture Project in Teaching International Management and Cross-Cultural Communication. Journal of Intercultural Management, 10(1), 5-41.
  • Taras, V., Tullar, W., Liu, T., & Pierce, J. (in press). Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: Justifications and Prevention Strategies Provided by Free Riders on Global Virtual Teams. Journal for Management and Training for Industries.
  • Poór, J., Varga, E., Machová, R., & Taras, V. (2018). Nové Formy Vzdelávania Prostredníctvom „X-Culture“ Projektu (New Forms of Education under “X-Culture” Project). Ekonomické Rozhľady (Economic Review), 47(1), 9-25.
  • Taras, V., Mimeli, E., Wang, Z., & Harms, H. (in press). Family Involvement in Publicly-Traded Firms and Firm Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Management Research Review.
  • Jimenez, A., Boehe, D., Taras, V., & Caprar, D. (2017). Working across Boundaries: Current and Future Perspectives on Global Virtual Teams. Journal of International Management. 23(4): 341-349.
  • Poór, J., Varga, E., Machova, R., Taras, V. (in press) X-Culture: A nemzetközi együttműködés egy példája In Borgulya Ágnes és Konczosné Szombathelyi Márta (Szerk.) Vállalati kommunikációmenedzsment (pp. 134-148), L’Harmattan Kiadó: Budapest (in Hungarian).
  • Tullar, W., Taras, V. (2017). Free Riding: A Multi-Cultural Study. International Journal of the Academic Business World., 11(1):39-48.
  • Poór, J., Varga, E., Machova, R., Taras, V. (2016), X-Culture: An international project in the light of experience gained over the years (2010-2016). Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research. (3)2: 1-10.
  • Guenkel, M., Schlaeger, C., & Taras, V. (2016). Cultural Values, Emotional Intelligence, and Conflict Handling Styles: A Global Study. Journal of World Business. 51(4): 568–585.
  • Zakaria, N., & Yusof, S. A. M. (2018). Crossing cultural boundaries using the internet: Toward building a model of swift trust formation in global virtual teams. Journal of International Management,
  • Sujin Jang (forthcoming). Cultural Brokerage and Creative Performance in Multicultural Teams. Organizational Science.
  • Zwerg-Villegas, Anne Marie & Martínez, Jaime. 2016. Experiential learning with global virtual teams: Developing intercultural and virtual competencies. Magis Revista Internacional de Investigación en Educación. 9(18): 129-146.   icon-book
  • Arora, S. (2017). Teaching Pedagogical Innovation for International Marketing in India. Journal of International Business Education.   
  • Jimenez, A., Boehne, D., Taras, V., & Caprar, D. (2017). Working across Boundaries: Current and Future Perspectives on Global Virtual Teams Article reference. Journal of International Management.
  • Taras, V., & Gonzalez-Perez, M. A. (Eds.). (2015). The Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business. Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN: 9781137467706).   
  • Poór, J., Varga, E., Machova, R., Taras, V. (2017) X-Culture: A nemzetközi együttműködés egy példája In Borgulya Ágnes és Konczosné Szombathelyi Márta (Szerk.) Vállalati kommunikációmenedzsment (pp. 134-148), L’Harmattan Kiadó: Budapest (in Hungarian).
  • Tullar, W., Taras, V. (2017). Free Riding: A Multi-Cultural Study. International Journal of the Academic Business World.
  • Poór, J., Varga, E., Machova, R., Taras, V. (in press), X-Culture: An international project in the light of experience gained over the years (2010-2016). Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research. (3)2: 1-10.
  • Guenkel, M., Schlaeger, C., & Taras, V. (2016). Cultural Values, Emotional Intelligence, and Conflict Handling Styles: A Global Study. Journal of World Business. 51(4):  568–585.
  • Alon, I., Boulanger, M., Meyers, J., Vas, T.(alphabetical). (2016). The Development and Validation of the Business Cultural Intelligence Quotient. Cross Cultural and Strategic Management (former Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal), 23(1): 78-100.
  • Gonzalez-Perez, M.A, Velez-Calle, A., Cathro, V., Caprar, D.V. & Taras, V. (2014) Virtual teams: Challenges and opportunities for International Business teaching and learning. Journal of Teaching in International Business. Paciber Special Issue, 25:200-213.    
  • Magnusson, P., Schuster, A., & Taras, V. (2014). A Process-Based Explanation of the Psychic Distance Paradox: Evidence from Global Virtual Teams. Management International Review, 54(3): 283-306
  • Poór, J., Machova, R., Kerekes, K., Király, Á., & Taras, V. (2013). Experiences and Conclusions on the X-Culture International Case-Study Program. Human Political Review, 1:13-23.
  • Taras, V., Berg, D. M., Erdener, C. B., Hagen, J. M., Johns, A., Meszoely, G., . . . Smith, R. C. (2015). More Food for Thought: Other Experiential Learning Projects. In V. Taras & M. A. Gonzalez-Perez (Eds.), The Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business (pp. 873-886). Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., & Taras, V. (2015). Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations: Experiential Learning in International Business and International Management Fields. In V. Taras & M. A. Gonzalez-Perez (Eds.), The Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business (pp. 12-17). Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Taras, V., & Ordeñana, X. (2015). X-Culture: Challenges and Best Practices of Large-Scale Experiential Collaborative Projects. In V. Taras & M. A. Gonzalez-Perez (Eds.), The Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business (pp. 131-149). Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Taras, V., Caprar, D., Rottig, D., Sarala, R., Zakaria, N., Zhao, F. , Jimenez, A., Lei, W.S., Minor, M., Bryla, P., Ordenana, X., Bode, A., Schuster, A., Vaiginiene, E., Froese, F., Bathula, H., Yajnik, N., Baldegger, R., Huang, V., (2013). A global classroom? A multi-method evaluation of effectiveness of international collaboration exercises in international management education. Academy of Management Learning & Education.  icon-book 
  • Taras, V., Bryla, P., Gupta, S. F., Jiménez, A., Minor, M. S., Muth, T., Ordenana, X., Rottig, D., Sarala, R. M., Zakaria, N., & Zdravkovic, S. (2013). Changing the Face of International Business Education: The X-Culture Project. Academy of International Business Insights, 12(4):11-17.   icon-book 
  • Taras, V., Muth, T., & Gitlin, B. (2013). International collaboration experience: Using multi-country student collaboration projects to enhance learning and faculty research. In R. Griffith & L. F. Thompson (Eds.), The age of internationalization: Developing an international organizational psychology curriculum. Pringer Publishing.
*Papers under review are not listed here

 

Doctoral Dissertations

  • Jorge Terron (2017) The relationship between conflict resolution styles and the adoption of collaborative technologies in on-demand teams: Effects on team coordination issues. Doctoral dissertation defended at the IE Business School, Spain.
  • Minoo Modaresnezhad (2017) A longitudinal study of it-enabled crowdsourcing performance in a business context. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
  • Maria Randazzo-Davis (2017) The Relationship Between Cultural Intelligence, Global–National Knowledge, and Team Performance for University Global Virtual Teams. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the Northcentral University, USA.
  • Hongjoo Woo (2016) Country Image and Consumers’ Perception towards Products: A Focus on the Unfamiliar Product-Country Matches. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
  • Laetitia Em (2014) The microfoundations of distance: insights from psychology to expand the notion of psychic distance. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Jurgita Vizgirdaite (2013) Educational Empowerment of Student Collaborative Learning In The University Studies. Doctoral Dissertation defended at the Kaunas Technical University, Lithuania.

 

Selected Conference Presentations and Symposia

  • Magnusson, P., Schuster, A., & Taras, V. (2013). A Process-Based Explanation of the Psychic Distance Paradox: Evidence from Global Virtual Teams. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Taras, V., Sarala, R., (Guenter Stahl, Symposium Chiar), G. S. S. (2013). The Effects of International Collaboration Exercises on Learning Outcomes in International Management Education. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. Management Education MED Best Global Symposium award, and Emerald Best International Symposium Award finalist.
  • Taras, V., Jarosiński, M., Librowicz, M., Robinson, N., Budde-Sung, A., Johns, A., . . . Ozaki, T. (2013). Hands-On, Minds-On: Experiential Learning Projects in International Business Education. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Taras, V., Sarala, R. The Effects of International Collaboration Exercises on Intl. Mgt. Learning Outcomes, part of the Developing Intercultural Competencies through Cross-Cultural Management Education symposium, Best Management Education Symposium Award.
  • Taras, V., Bode, A., Jimenez, A., Schuster, A., Wankel, C., Lei, C., Caprar, D., Rottig, D., Vaiginiene, E., Froese, F., Zhao, F., Bathula, H., Minor, M., Zakaria, N., Bryla, P., Baldegger, R., Sarala, R., Huang, V. Z., & Ordenana, X. (2012). The Effects of International Collaboration Exercise on Learning Outcomes in Cross-Cultural International Management Courses’. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business – Southeast USA Chapter, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Best Conference Paper Award finalist.
  • Taras, V., Bryla, P., Caprar, D. V., Jimenez, A., Magnusson, P., & Sarala, R. M. (2012). A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Different Forms of Team Diversity on Global Virtual Team Performance. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Temple/AIB Best Paper Award nominee.
  • Taras, V., Bode, A., Schuster, A., Chan, D., Jiménez, A., Vargas-Hernández, J. G., Gupta, S., Sarala, R., Bryla, P., Curran, L. (2012). Large-scale international student collaboration projects and experiential exercises in IB. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  • Taras, V., Machova, R., & Poor, J. (2012). Az X-culture nemzetkozi esettanulmany program tanulsagai es tapasztalatai. Paper presented at the A vallalati Kommunikaciomnedzsment Emberi Oldala conference, Budapest, Hungary.  
  • Taras, V., Nayir, D. Z., Bryla, P., Ozaki, T., Poor, J., Siddiqui, S. H., Vaiginiene, E.  (2011). Different Forms of Distance in Teams: Antecedents and Consequences. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Taras, V., Alcazar, M. G. d., & Tullar, W. (2016). The Other Sides of Barricades: Interviewing the Free-Riders, Not Their Managers and Co-Workers, on the Reasons of and Ways to Deal with Free-Riding in GVTs. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL., Best Paper Award Nomination.
  • Taras, V., Assouad, A., Gunkel, M., Kramer, J., Lei, W. S., Shah, G., . . . Tavoletti, E. (2016). Does Academic Pedigree Predict Performance? On the Predictive Power of University Prestige. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.
  • Tavoletti, E., Taras, V., Bruning, S., & Florea, L. (2016). Culture, Cohesiveness and Performance in Global Virtual Teams. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.
  • Velez-Calle, A., Robledo-Ardila, C., & Taras, V. (2016). The Effect of Team Cultural Composition on Emergent Leadership Structure Configuration in Self-Managed Global Virtual Teams. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.
  • Taras, V., Baack, D. W., Caprar, D., Dow, D., Froese, F. J., Magnusson, P., & Jiménez, A. (2016). Not All Diversity Is the Same: A Comparative Study of the Effects of Diversity in Global Virtual Teams. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business annual conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Taras, V., Tullar, W., Steel, P., O’Neil, T., & McLarnon, M. (2016). Free-Riding in Global Virtual Teams: An Experimental Study of Antecedents and Strategies to Minimize the Problem. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business annual conference, New Orleans, LA. Best Research Methods Paper Award.
  • Taras, V., Chun, D., Botero, J. C., Gupta, S. F., Idelson, M., Jarosinski, M., . . . Velez-Calle, A. (2016). Teaching International Business through Experience. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business annual conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Taras, V., Wankel, C., Steel, P., Tavoletti, E., Bosco, F., Alcazar, M. G. d., & Arora, S. (2016). Research Crowdsourcing, Data Sharing, and Large-Scale Collaboration: Latest Developments and Opportunities in International Business Studies. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business annual conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Tullar, William L., Taras, V. (2016) Free Riding in GVTs: A Multi-Cultural Study. Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Academic Business World International Conference and International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, TN. (Best Presentation Award).
  • Lynden, K., Taras, V., Colakoglu, S., Lituchy, T., Vyas, B. J., Morin, D., . . . Bardas, A. (2015). Teaching International Business Through Experience. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.
  • Lynden, K., Taras, V., Ardila, C. R., Lituchy, T., Muth, T., Rottig, D., . . . Pembleton, D. J. (2015). Optimizing the Use of X-Culture In International Business Courses. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.
  • Taras, V., Boulanger, M., Svirina, A., Bardas, A., & Tolmie, C. R. (2015). Research Crowdsourcing, Data Sharing, and Large-Scale Collaboration: Latest Developments and Opportunities in International Business Studies. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.
  • Stafford, T., Taras, V., Rottig, D., & Clampit, J. (2015). Culture and Managerial Decision Making: Changing Roles across Cultures and Levels of Business. A Research Panel. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.
  • Taras, V., Steel, P., Tullar, W., & O’Neil, T. (2015). Free-Riding in Global Virtual Teams: An Experimental Study of Antecedents and Strategies to Minimize the Problem. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.
  • Taras, V., Lynden, K., Taras, V., Arora, S., Calixto, C., Gupta, S. F., . . . Vyas, B. (2015). X-Culture: Optimizing the Use of X-Culture in International Business Courses. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Bangalore, India.
  • Taras, V., Baak, D., Dow, D., Jimenez, A., & Magnusson, P. (2015). Not All Diversity Is the Same: A Comparative Study of the Effects of Diversity in Global Virtual Teams. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Bangalore, India.
  • Taras, V. (2015). Engage Them and They’ll Understand: Existing Projects and Best Practices of Integrating Experiential Learning in International Business Curriculum. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Bangalore, India.
  • Gunkel, M., & Taras, V. (2015). Cultural Values, Emotional Intelligence, and Conflict Handling Styles: A Global Study. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Memili, E., Harms, H., Taras, V., & Wang, Z. H. (2015). Family Involvement in Publicly-Traded Firms and Firm Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Taras, V. (2015). Research Crowdsourcing, Data Sharing, and Large-Scale Collaboration. Panel session at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Boulanger, M., Alon, I., Elston, J., Gabrenya, W., Galanaki, E., Komiak, P., . . . Taras, V. 2014. Cultural Intelligence: Can It Be Measured and Taught Universally? Panel session at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA conference, Miami, FL.
  • Taras, V., Tullar, W., & Yang, J. 2014. Withholding Effort: A Meta-analysis of the Literature on Social Loafing, Free Riding, and Shirking. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA conference, Miami, FL.
  • Alon, I., Myer, J., Bouldeger, M., & Taras, V. 2014. A New Look at Cultural Intelligence: Development and Validation of BCIQ. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast USA conference, Miami, FL.
  • Taras, V., Steel, P., Rottig, D., Caprar, D., Zakharia, N., & Budde-Sung, A. 2014. Data Sharing, Research Crowdsourcing, and Open Collaboration: Latest Developments and Opportunities in International Business Studies. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business conference, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Taras, V., Rottig, D., & Magnusson, P. 2014. Researchers Needed: Presenting a Multi-Source Multi-Level Longitudinal X-Culture Database, Open To Everyone. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business conference, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Taras, V., Johns, A., Lertkornkitja, A., Sujarittanonta, L., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., Jiménez, A., . . . Zakaria, N. 2014. Engage them and They’ll Understand: Existing Projects and Best Practices of Integrating Experiential Learning in International Business Curriculum. Panel session at the Academy of International Business conference, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Fitzsimmons, S. R., Caprar, D. V., & Taras, V. 2014. Multicultural Individuals on Multicultural Teams: Process and Performance Outcomes. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business conference, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Taras, V. 2014. Large-Scale International Collaboration Projects for Experiential Learning and Research in IB. Panel session at the Academy of Management conference, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Taras, V. (2013). Collaborative Co-Creation. Paper presented at the Annual CAL4RINO conference, London, UK.
  • Taras, V., Matysek-Jadrych, A., Gitlin, B., Punnett, B. J., Rottig, D., Vianelli, D., Curran, L., Magnusson, P., Karabati, S., Gupta, S., & Muth, T. R. (2012). Multi-Country Collaboration Projects in IB/IM Education: Challenges and Best Practices for Enhancing Teaching and Research. Panel session presented at the Academy of International Business – Southeast USA Chapter, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
  • Taras, V., Bode, A., Chun, D., Curran, L., Gupta, S., Igoe, J., Igoe, J., Magnusson, P., Ordeñana, X., Punnett, B.J., Sarala, R.., Schuster, A., Vargas-Hernández, J., Zakaria, N. (2012). Large-Scale Multi-Country Experiential Learning Projects in IB/IM Education: Challenges and Best Practices for Enhancing Teaching and Research. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Management Education Global Forum Best Symposium Award for the symposium that best creates the opportunity to address global issues of significance to management education and/or development.

 

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