Process and technology challenges in swift-starting virtual teams

Information and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-299

  Munkvold, Bjørn Erik ^a   Zigurs, Ilze ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad hoc teams; Collaboration technology; Systems development teams; Time interaction performance theory; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING;

AD HOC TEAMS; COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; TIME-INTERACTION-PERFORMANCE THEORY; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34247854743     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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