Trust, commitment and team working: The paradox of virtual organizations

Global Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-390

  Crossman, Alf ^a   Lee Kelley, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; GROUPWARE; INTERNET; INTRANETS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMMITMENT; TEAM WORKING; TRUST; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 12344329552     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2004.00099.x     Document Type: Review

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