Exploring the communication breakdown in global virtual teams

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-212

  Daim, Tugrul U ^a   Ha, Anita ^b   Reutiman, Shawn ^c   Hughes, Brennan ^d   Pathak, Ujjal ^a   Bynum, Wayne ^d   Bhatla, Ashok ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication breakdown; Cultural differences; Global virtual teams; Interpersonal relations; Leadership; Technology; Trust

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; TRUST;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; LEADERSHIP; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84655163794     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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