Selected Success Factors of Virtual Teams: Literature Review and Suggestions for Future Research

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to extend the knowledge about virtual teams and above all to stress the differences between face-to-face and virtual teams as well as to define its chosen success factors. This paper is based on an extended literature review of virtual teams. The author describes virtual teams, reasons for their implementation and four factors that are prerequisites for team success.

Keywords

• virtual team
• team building
• trust
• communication
• leadership