Crossman, J., & Bordia, S. (2011). Friendship and Relationships in Virtual and Intercultural Learning: Internationalising the Business Curriculum. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 51(2), 329-354.

This paper reports on a qualitative research study concerned with the perceptions of university business students who collaborated on a virtual and international project to learn about intercultural communication. The findings indicated that participants capitalised on the opportunity the project presented to find friends and to negotiate and deepen relationships. In addition, the analysis revealed that social interaction also characterised and influenced the learning experience itself and had implications for engagement.