Smart community networks: self‐directed team effectiveness in action

Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to study the governance of smart/intelligent community projects through an analysis of the level of team effectiveness of collaborative telecommunication networks.Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a census of all Canadian smart community projects. A high‐performance team effectiveness instrument identified, through a performance score, whether smart community teams (board of directors or steering committees) are functioning as high‐performance teams. A total of 76 networks were found and 28 responded. Each network is managed by three to nine board members and therefore the researcher received 72 valid questionnaires.Findings – Teams, in highly innovative and transformational environments, and involving a variety of community stakeholders, face more challenges in their ability to perform as a high‐performance team. They tend to perform reasonably well in assigning roles and goals, but are having more difficulty managing feedback, establis...

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