The use of virtual work teams in organizations is becoming common practice around the world. This change is predominantly the result of changes in the competitive situation, the innovation potential of information and communication technology (ICT), as well as changes in the values of the society. The boundaries of companies fade, hierarchies dissolve, cooperation between companies increases, and electronic markets, business webs, open source cooperation, as well as virtual organizations and teams evolve. Julia Gallenkamp integrates research on virtual teams, team processes and organizational processes, as well as cultural aspects of groups and individuals in a virtual context. The work sheds light on different facets of work-related factors that influence the effectiveness of these geographically distributed teams.
With its fossil hunters and philosophers, diplomats, dropouts, writers and explorers, missionaries and refugees, Peking's foreign community in the early 20th century was as exotic as the city itself. Always a magnet for larger than life individuals, Peking attracted characters as diverse as Reginald Johnston (tutor to the last emperor), Bertrand Russell, Pierre Loti, Rabrindranath Tagore, Sven Hedin, Peter Fleming, Wallis Simpson and Cecil Lewis. The last great capital to remain untouched by the modern world, Peking both entranced and horrified its foreign residents. Ignoring the poverty outside their gates, they danced, played and squabbled among themselves, oblivious to the great political events that were to shape modern China unfolding around them. This is a dazzling portrait of an eclectic foreign community and of China itself.
The use of virtual work teams in organizations is becoming common practice around the world. This change is predominantly the result of changes in the competitive situation, the innovation potential of information and communication technology (ICT), as well as changes in the values of the society. The boundaries of companies fade, hierarchies dissolve, cooperation between companies increases, and electronic markets, business webs, open source cooperation, as well as virtual organizations and teams evolve. Julia Gallenkamp integrates research on virtual teams, team processes and organizational processes, as well as cultural aspects of groups and individuals in a virtual context. The work sheds light on different facets of work-related factors that influence the effectiveness of these geographically distributed teams.
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