Virtual and Collaborative Teams is of importance to practitioners and researchers because it brings together in a single accessible source, a variety of current research and practice on the subject of virtual and collaborative teams. Geographic distance, technology, lack of social presence, lack of adequate training and lack of instructional resources are just some of the unique challenges faced by virtual teams. This book is a unique resource in that it provides a variety of research and practice from a wide range of disciplines, nationally and internationally. The essays blend theory and practice, encompassing quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, interview research and theoretical models.

虚拟和协作团队对于实践者和研究人员来说非常重要，因为它将虚拟和协作团队主题的各种当前研究和实践集中在一个单一的可访问资源中。地理距离、技术、缺乏社交能力、缺乏足够的培训和缺乏教学资源只是虚拟团队面临的一些独特挑战。这本书是一个独特的资源，因为它提供了各种各样的研究和实践，从广泛的学科，国家和国际。论文融合了理论和实践，包括定量和定性研究、案例研究、访谈研究和理论模型。