2008-05-06 - Global Virtual Teams
Mary Beth Watson-Manheim
Associate Professor
Information & Decision Sciences
University of Illinois, Chicago
The prevalence of global alliances, offshore outsourcing and international trade has changed how work is done in organizations today. Increasingly, people work in multiple virtual teams distributed over different geographical locations, major time zone differences, internal business units, and national cultures. As a 21st Century IT professional, you will likely work on virtual teams as well as provide technology to support the performance of these teams across your organization. She will discuss barriers to effective performance of the teams and the role of technology, which can be both an enabler and a constraint.
Mary Beth Watson-Manheim is an Associate Professor in the Information Decision Sciences Department at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She obtained her Ph.D. in Information Technology Management from Georgia Institute of Technology. She is actively involved in research on issues related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in virtual teams. Her research has been funded by Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation, and various university centers. Prior to obtaining her PhD, she worked in the telecommunications industry.
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