Managing Geographically Distributed Teams
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This paper summarizes recent literature on virtual organizations, as well as Tec-Ed’s practical experience in managing project teams whose members are in different geographic locations, have different skills and responsibilities, and seldom meet face to face. It reviews how we share corporate culture, gain insight into clients, build trust, and develop the professional synergy that enables efficient cooperation and effective results. It also discusses the challenges facing our centralized staff who support workers in regional offices, from troubleshooting unseen hardware and software to keeping corporate archives up-to-date.
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