Managing virtual teams: A review of current empirical research

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-95

  Hertel, Guido ^a   Geister, Susanne ^b   Konradt, Udo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leadership; Lifecycle model; Management; Telecooperation; Virtual teams; Virtuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 14244257394     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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