Virtual Team Collaboration

Prof. Dr. Jasmin Mahadevan is Professor of International Management at the Department of Engineering and Management at Pforzheim University, Germany. Since 2004, she has contributed to virtual work environments as a researcher and academic, and as an consultant and trainer.

• Introduction: Why this book, and what makes it unique?.- Chapter 1: Virtual team collaboration and the digital transformation: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a five-factor model.- Chapter 2: Information and Communication Technologies in virtual team collaboration: Configuration challenges and solutions.- Chapter 3: Communication as enabler of virtual team collaboration: Properties and best practices.- Chapter 4: Building collaborative cultures in cross-functional and interdisciplinary virtual teams: Relationship management, project time planning and workspace organization.- Chapter 5: Organizational design and core technologies for virtual collaboration: How to shape the conditions under which the team can thrive.- Chapter 6: Digital leadership and virtual team collaboration: Options and success factors for Industry 4.0.- Chapter 7: Cross-cultural management of virtual team collaboration: Cultural dimensions and intercultural competencies for culturally diverse settings.- Chapter 8: Global leadership and English language management in virtual team collaboration: Considering globalization, digitalization and power effects.- Chapter 9: Change and learning, tacit knowledge management and virtual team innovativeness under BANI conditions: The role of leadership, organization and technology.- Chapter 10: Digital ethics, artificial intelligence, and responsible research and innovation: Sustainable and inclusive virtual team collaboration for a better future.