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	Performance challenges in virtual teams: a comparative case analysis Journal International Journal of Project Organisation and Management Publisher Inderscience Publishers ISSN 1740-2891 (Print) 1740-2905 (Online) Subject Civil Engineering and Structures, Design and Product Development and Policy and Organisational Management Issue Volume 4, Number 3/2012 Pages 218-230 DOI 10.1504/IJPOM.2012.048222 Subject Group Management and Business Online Date Tuesday, July 31, 2012	Add to marked items Prices/Add to Shopping Cart Add to saved items Recommend this article

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Authors

Tugrul U. Daim¹

¹Department of Engineering and Technology Management, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, USA

Abstract

In today's job market, global virtual teams are common. The teams are formed for many different reasons and the success levels of these teams vary. Some common reasons why teams are distributed include offering employees the benefit of choosing where they want to live, getting closer to the emerging markets, improving the partnerships between suppliers and acquisitions of new firms. This paper reviews the key challenges of the virtual teams and tries to find remedies for these challenges through the literature review and four case studies.

Keywords

team management, virtual teams, product management, global teams, literature review, case studies, employee location, emerging markets, supplier partnerships, new firm acquisitions

Inderscience Publishers - Journal Article