November 2016
Intermediate to advanced
252 pages
5h 1m
English
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Virtual Harmony amid Cultural Dissonance
The meaning and means to work together have forever changed with the advent of the Internet. Teamwork and collaboration no longer require geographic proximity or even the same time zone. New technologies enable us to reach across the global divide and work together virtually without being hampered by distance or space—it is a great new world of work—or is it?
Are global virtual teams (GVTs, in short) the perfect tool for this perfect new technologically enhanced global workplace, or are there still challenges that teams must face even when the global divide is broached?
What hampers, hinders, or facilitates GVT success are the key questions that Dr. Norhayati Zakaria, an expert in the study of ...