How to Manage Virtual Teams
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 11, 2012
ANNOTATION: This article is a great resource for managers and leaders of geographically dispersed teams. It explains how to maximize the performance of virtual collaborative projects. Sections comprising this article include: findings on what managers need to know about virtual teams; the bright and dark sides of dispersion; the pros (opportunities) and cons (liabilities) of dispersion; the importance of task-related processes; performance of dispersed and co-located teams; effectiveness and efficiency linked to dispersion distance; and the dos and don’ts of managing dispersion. “Conventional wisdom suggests that the performance of teams suffers with increasing levels of dispersion. Because of that, managers have typically viewed dispersion as a liability rather than an opportunity. But dispersion can provide substantial benefits if companies can take advantage of the diversity and varied expertise of team members at different locations. In fact, our research shows that virtual teams can outperform their colocated counterparts when they are set up and managed in the right way” (p. 68).
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