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Book SynopsisThe papers included in this volume identify some of the problems and some of the solutions to the kinds of problems that arise through working as virtual teams. They provide a framework for thinking about such problems and ideas that can form a foundation for advancing practice in the field.
Table of ContentsInternational virtual teams - opportunities and issues, D. Windsor; Team identity formation in virtual teams, D. Mansour-Cole; Assessing the climate for creativity in virtual teams, J. Nemiro; Constituting relationships in communication - an interdisciplinary approach to understanding peer relationships in geographically dispersed teams, R.K. Bhalla; One foot in a global team, one foot at the local site - making sense out of living in two worlds simultaneously, J. Klein, B. Barrett; Virtual teams and organizations - a complexity analysis of emerging organizing structures, J.A. Black, S. Edwards; Effects of demographic diversity and virtual work environments of knowledge processing in teams, A.D. Bhappu et al; Cross-functional teams in a concurrent engineering environment - principles, model and methods, R. Durst, D. Kabel; Virtual team fitness - enhancing team performance through team member health, K.J. Lovelace et al; 21st century teamwork - defining competencies for virtual teams, L. Horvath, T. Tobin.
