Within the massive umbrella of literature addressing aspects of virtual teams in organizations and their effectiveness (or lack of), there is scant research that specifically addresses the existence and effectiveness of virtual research teams in university environments.
According to Crabtree (2013, para. 2), “the bulk of employees worldwide, i.e., 63% are not engaged, and 24% are actively disengaged, which translates into 900 million not engaged and 340 million actively disengaged workers” because of insufficient motivation.
Management by Objectives (MBO) is a resource tool focusing on manager-employee motivation, strategic planning, and a process for a manager-employee agreement on performance goals and performance enhancement.
When leaders motivate and lead employees effectively, they create respect between the leader and employee, which is a significant need among employees in today's workplace.
