Sobel Lojeski, Karen.

Uniting the virtual workforce : transforming leadership and innovation in the globally integrated enterprise / Karen Sobel Lojeski, Richard R. Reilly. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, �2008. - 1 online resource (xvi, 203 pages) : illustrations - Microsoft executive leadership series . - Microsoft executive leadership series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the road to virtual distance -- Redefining distance -- Meeting virtual distance -- Measuring virtual distance -- Mapping virtual distance -- Managing virtual distance -- Redefining teams -- Ambassadorial leadership -- Re-imagining innovation -- Technology: the elephant in the room -- The future.

"Uniting the Virtual Workforce introduces the concept of Virtual Distance to show businesses the definite costs to doing work in a virtual environment. It then goes a step further and offers proven methods for measuring these costs and guidance on managing them. This book presents a better understanding of Virtual Distance and the impact it has on people and performance in today's workplace, providing the essential tools necessary for minimizing its impact going forward."--Jacket

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Virtual work teams--Management.
Communication--Technological innovations--Psychological aspects.
Alienation (Social psychology)
Employee motivation.
Organizational effectiveness.
Social Alienation
Ali�enation (Psychologie sociale)
Personnel--Motivation.
Efficacit�e organisationnelle.
�Equipes virtuelles--Gestion.
Technologies de l'information et de la communication--Aspect psychologique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Workplace Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Corporate Governance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Leadership.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Organizational Development.
Alienation (Social psychology)
Employee motivation
Organizational effectiveness
Virtual work teams--Management

Virtual distance.


Electronic books.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Th�eses et �ecrits acad�emiques.

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