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Virtual team

A virtual team (also known as a geographically dispersed team, distributed team, or remote team) usually refers to a group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations and rely on communication technology such as email, instant messaging, and video or voice conferencing services in order to collaborate. The term can also refer to…

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Virtual team

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Edges31
Triples318
Avg. degree1.94
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related to Further reading · 68
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related to Defining features · 15
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related to COVID-19 pandemic · 14
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related to Emerging research · 14
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related to National diversity · 14
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related to Differences in speed, timing, and responsiveness · 12
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related to Design factors · 11
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related to Innovation · 11
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related to overview · 10
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related to Technology agility · 10
Virtual team → An, As, Gibson, Importantly, Rather, Technologies, Technology, The, Therefore, These

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emailinstance ofusually refers to a group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations and rely on communication technology0.80text
instant messaginginstance ofusually refers to a group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations and rely on communication technology0.80text
and video or voice conferencing services in order to collaborateinstance ofusually refers to a group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations and rely on communication technology0.80text
integratinginstance ofSuch work often involves learning processes0.80text
sharing different location-specific knowledgeinstance ofSuch work often involves learning processes0.80text
practicesinstance ofSuch work often involves learning processes0.80text
which must work in concert for the multi-unit firm to be alignedinstance ofSuch work often involves learning processes0.80text
e-mail or instant messaginginstance ofcommunicating using electronic tools0.80text
e-mail or instant messaging for communications.National diversity refers to the number of different nationalities represented on the teaminstance ofElectronic dependence refers to the degree of reliance on electronic tools0.80text
performance evaluation systemsinstance ofreviews0.80text
and selectioninstance ofreviews0.80text
commitmentinstance ofPossible human outcomes include team member attitudes0.80text

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