TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Robert
AU  - Oyung,Robert
AU  - Pace,Lise
ED  - IGI eBooks.
ED  - IGI Global.
TI  - Working virtually: challenges of virtual teams 
SN  - 9781591405528 (ebook)
AV  - HD66 .J6565 2005e
U1  - 658.4/022 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Hershey, Pa.
PB  - IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA)
KW  - Virtual work teams
KW  - Teams in the workplace
KW  - Computer networks
KW  - Virtual reality in management
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - I. Eight myths of virtual teams -- II. Look them straight between the eyes -- III. Out of sight, out of mind -- IV. It's the exception, not the norm -- V. Establishing trust -- VI. Show me the money -- VII. Human resources advantages -- VIII. Organizational advantages -- IX. Mostly co-lated -- X. Mostly virtual -- XI. How teams work virtually -- XII. International issues -- XIII. Virtual team maturity curve -- XIV. Where is your company or organization on the virtual team continuum? -- XV. Managing a virtual team -- XVI. Managing a virtual organization -- XVII. Impact of culture, affiliation, and shared goals -- XVIII. Evolution of the groupware concept -- XIX. Applying tools for maximum impact -- XX. Team building -- XXI. The challenges of virtual teams -- XXII. The virtual organization -- XXIII. A virtual ecosystem -- XXIV. E-lancing -- XXV. Kids of the internet generation -- XXVI. Virtually meeting five-year vision/narrative -- XVII. Do virtual teams ever need to meet face-to-face?; Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers; Also available in print
N2  - This book provides an in-depth, practical perspective on the growing dependence of virtual teams and how to best exploit them. Based on years of direct experience in managing and participating in virtual teams, as well as developing solutions to help virtual teams be more effective, the authors have provided unique insight that can be leveraged to help you get the most of your virtual teams
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