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Virtual Teams |
 | Virtual Teams Books |
As we become a more global economy, teams are becoming more "virtual."
What is a virtual team? The definition of a virtual team
is a team that has geographically dispersed membership, so that while they have
the basic elements of a team (common goals, committed members, shared leadership,
etc.) but they don't meet face-to-face on a regular basis.
"Work teams comprised of
people in different locations, different countries, or even different companies
—all of whom are expected to work on a common project" says the book
The Distance Manager.
Technology plays a key role in the formation and health of virtual teams,
including the Internet, intranets, and groupware, say
According to
Deborah L. Duarte and Nancy Tennant Snyder in
their book
Mastering Virtual Teams,
there are seven types of virtual teams:
Networked teams
Parallel teams
Project or
product-development teams Work or
production teams Service teams
Management teams
Action teams