Working Across Boundaries: Current and Future Perspectives on Global Virtual Teams

Alfredo Jimenez, Dirk M. Boehe, Vasyl Taras and Dan V. Caprar

Journal of International Management, 2017, vol. 23, issue 4, 341-349

Abstract: Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) are a commonplace in contemporary organizations, and an already established topic of research in international management. While we have a good understanding of advantages and challenges associated with this ubiquitous form of work groups, this special issue aims to contribute to theory development by focusing on key drivers that influence the success of GVTs, along with ways for mitigating their challenges. We briefly review current knowledge on GVTs and propose a structuring framework that can help with both organizing what we know about GVTs, and with guiding the conversation on where the research on this topic might focus next. We then introduce four special issue articles that illustrate avenues for generating new empirical evidence towards uncovering key characteristics and dynamics underlying GVTs complexities, providing useful insights for both theory development and managerial practice.

Keywords: Global Virtual Teams (GVTs); Collaboration; Communication; Distance; Challenges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2017.05.001

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