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        Virtual teams

      Chapter 1: Virtual teams

      Virtual teams are increasingly common nowadays and are the common way of interaction on a daily basis for some companies. While it has many advantages, such as working 24-hours a day (depending on the geographic locations of the team members), virtual teams want to be managed well in order to make use of the various advantages they entail.

       

      Let me ask you:
      What essential aspect is left out when working in a virtual team?

      Due to the nature of the virtual team, they tend to be composed of people that come from various backgrounds. Check out the graph to get a first idea of what  some of the important aspect in virtual teamwork across cultures are. The graph will enlarge once you click on it.

       

       

      Reference: Graph source

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      • Virtual teams have lots of advantages, yet, if not well managed the disadvantages might outweigh them.
      • Take aspects such as communication of reactions (e.g. skepticism), sending out summaries, avoiding abbreviations into account to benefit to a maximum from virtual teams.

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