Building Virtual Teams: Trust, Culture, and Remote Working

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
	1.1 Research context and objectives
	1.2 Organization of the book
	1.3 Characteristics and challenges of remote teams
	1.4 Development of remote teams
2 Building and maintaining trust in remote teams
	2.1 Defining trust – interpersonal, team, and organizational trust
	2.2 Integrative model of trust
	2.3 Swift trust model
	2.4 A novel approach: trust as a social practice
		2.4.1 Practice theories in organizational research
		2.4.2 A model of building and maintaining trust as a practice
	2.5 Team case study: building and maintaining trust in a remote development team
3 Trust and culture in remote project teams
	3.1 Defining culture – national, organizational, and team culture
	3.2 Cultural dimensions theory
	3.3 Trust practices and culture
	3.4 Comparative case studies: trust practices in Germany and Singapore
4 Discussion
	4.1 Research summary
	4.2 Theoretical contribution
	4.3 Practical implications
	4.4 Conclusion
Appendix 1 Observation sheet
Appendix 2 Interview guide
Appendix 3 Case studies
Index