The Virtual Organization

Abstract

While this book has highlighted the successful (and some of the less than successful) techniques and applications of virtual teams, the future evolution of virtual teams is yet to be seen within the marketplace. Clearly, many external forces within the marketplace could potentially either drive further utilization of virtual teams within organizations, while other factors might point toward a diminished use of such models. In this chapter, we’ll discuss three potential paths that the use of virtual teams within the enterprise might take, and discuss in more detail the scenario that we feel is most likely.