Telework (or home based work) is a form of work that involves interaction with others but is performed 'off-line', i.e. telework is usually seen as an example of cold distributed collaborative working. A literal definition of telework is "working at a dis
This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. Using the evidence from two recent sets of studies, it highlights some of the barriers to effective virtual team working and demonstrates the critical importance of
This paper provides an overview of virtual teams in the information age, focussing on the definition of virtual teams, their salient characteristics, the communication issues they face (including information overload, geographic and social distance), th