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Missing links: building critical social ties for global collaborative teamwork

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Ilan Oshri,

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 51, Issue 4

Pages 76 - 81

https://doi.org/10.1145/1330311.1330327

Published: 01 April 2008 Publication History

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Face-to-face meetings may be invaluable, but they are not a panacea for the challenges facing teams spread around the globe---managers must also prioritize activities before and after these meetings to help team members stay connected.

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