Misunderstandings in global virtual engineering teams: Definitions, causes, and guidelines for knowledge sharing and interaction

Methods and Tools for Effective Knowledge Life-Cycle-Management

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 145-157

  Lewkowicz, Myriam ^a   Wijnhoven, Fons ^b   Draghici, Anca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Misunderstanding; Network of excellence; Risks management; Virtual engineering teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954771291     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78431-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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