Managing the life cycle of virtual teams

Academy of Management Executive

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 6-20

  Furst, Stacie A ^a   Reeves, Martha ^b   Rosen, Benson ^c   Blackburn, Richard S ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 3242707444     PISSN: 10795545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AME.2004.13837468     Document Type: Review

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