The challenges of virtual partnerships: Critical success factors in the formation of inter-organisational teams

AI and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 99-116

  Ratcheva, Violina ^a   Vyakarnam, Shailendra ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formation processes; Interactions; Partnerships; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS; FORMATION PROCESS; INTER-ORGANISATIONAL; ORGANISATIONAL BOUNDARIES; PARTNERSHIPS; THEORETICAL APPROACH; VIRTUAL TEAM;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 52549132459     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01205740     Document Type: Review

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