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Dispersed teams can outperform groups that are colocated
ByMichaelThis article from 2009 acknowledges the difficulty and suggests dos and don’ts. “…as past research has repeatedly shown, even the smallest degrees of dispersion, such as working on different floors in the same building, can greatly affect the quality of collaboration…. We found that virtual teams offer tremendous opportunities despite their greater managerial challenges. In…
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