Building Virtual Teams: Trust, Culture, and Remote Working

To maintain trust across cultures, remote teams develop practices such as collective activities, shared responsibilities, and open communication. This book provides theoretical and practical resources for building trust in virtual teams, with case studies from Germany and Singapore. It is relevant to researchers and practitioners in project management, HRM, and strategic leadership.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 74 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the strategies employed by remote teams to foster trust across cultural boundaries. It provides a wealth of theoretical and practical insights to enhance collaboration in challenging project work environments. By focusing on the cultivation of trust from a practice perspective, the author emphasizes the patterns of collective and shared activities that shape the dynamics of virtual teams. These practices play a pivotal role in building and sustaining trust among team members, irrespective of their geographical location.

The author examines the trust practices employed by members of remote project teams to understand their relationships and interactions. Recognizing the significance of trust practices in remote cross-cultural teams, the book offers detailed descriptions of effective strategies that build and maintain trust within virtual teams in two distinct cultural contexts: Germany and Singapore. This unique contribution stands out as it presents case studies derived from direct observations and in-depth interviews with project teams. By providing a contextual analysis of the trust practices developed by virtual project teams, the book fills a gap in previous research, offering valuable insights for researchers and graduate students studying project management, human resource management, and strategic leadership.

Moreover, this book holds immense appeal to practitioners, particularly management consultants and project managers involved in virtual, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary project teams. Its comprehensive nature and practical insights make it a valuable resource for professionals seeking to optimize collaboration and achieve success in complex project environments.

Weight: 158g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367559359