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Table of Contents Working Virtually: Challenges of Virtual Teams 1 Table of Contents 2 Foreword 3 Preface 5 Reader's Guide to Working Virtually: Challenges of Virtual Teams 11 Section One: Virtual Team Myths 22 Chapter 1: 8 Myths of Virtual Teams 22 Chapter 2: Look Them Straight Between the Eyes 27 Chapter 3: "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" 36 Chapter 4: It's the Exception Not the Norm 48 Chapter 5: Establishing Trust 53 Section Two: Business Case 59 Chapter 6: Show Me the Money 61 Chapter 7: Human Resources Advantages 68 Chapter 8: Organizational Advantages 78 Section Three: Virtual Team Models 99 Chapter 9: Mostly Collocated 101 Chapter 10: Mostly Virtual 108 Chapter 11: How Teams Work Virtually 117 Chapter 12: International issues 142 Chapter 13: Virtual Team Maturity Curve 153 Chapter 14: Quiz-Where is Your Company or Organization on the Virtual Team Continuum? 160 Chapter 15: Managing a Virtual Team 171 Chapter 16: Managing a Virtual Organization 179 Section Four: Best Practices for Virtual Teams 184 Chapter 17: Impact of Culture, Affiliation, Shared Goals 185 Chapter 18: Evolution of the "Groupware" Concept 192 Chapter 19: Applying Tools for Maximum Impact 196 Chapter 20: Team Building 220 Chapter 21: The Challenges of Virtual Teams 226 Section Five: Moving Forward With Virtual Teams 234 Chapter 22: The Virtual Organization 235 Chapter 23: A Cirtual Ecosystem 244 Chapter 24: E-Lancing 246 Chapter 25: Kids of the Internet Generation 252 Chapter 26: Virtual Meeting Five-Year Vision/Narrative 254 Chapter 27: Do Virtual Teams Ever Need to Meet Face-to-Face? 259 Glossary of Terms 261 Tools Appendix 266 Acknowledgements 271
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Virtual work teams.
Teams in the workplace -- Computer networks.
Virtual reality in management.