Virtual teams demystified: An integrative framework for understanding virtual teams

International Journal of e-Collaboration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-33

  Caya, Olivier ^a   Mortensen, Mark ^b   Pinsonneault, Alain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergent team processes; Emergent team states; Information technology; Team design; Virtual team effectiveness; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EMERGENT TEAM STATES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GROWING BODIES; INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK; TEAM DESIGNS; TEAM EFFECTIVENESS; TEAM PROCESS; VIRTUAL TEAM;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887097183     PISSN: 15483673     EISSN: 15483681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jec.2013040101     Document Type: Article

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