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Media Selection And Management For Virtual Teams, Randall Ross
Media Selection And Management For Virtual Teams, Randall Ross
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This paper examines the challenges associated with communications in virtual teams. Specifically, the study reviews challenges of selection and utilization of commuications media for use in a virtual setting. From their early inception in the 1990s, virtual teams have undergone and continue to experience significant changes. The major factors in those changes are techonolgy development in communication and the globalization of business. The advances on communication technology combined with reduced costs of those technologies have allowed more organizations to utlize virtual teams. Lacking face-to-face contact, virtual team leaders must rely on computer-mediated communication to train, develop, and motivate team members. …