Visiting Lecturer Program (9)

Speaker: Dr. Ramin Vatanparast
Dr. degree in Technology
Senior Research Management, Nokia Inc., US.

Local Organizer: Navid Ghaffarzadegan

Title: Virtual Organizations, A Must in the 21st Century

Time: Monday, Apr 24, 2006
Location: School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Abstract:

Due to the globalization of markets and the growing need to react to the increased speed, a growing number of organizations have been established or modified in last decade. The emergence of such organization forms presents a challenge to information system research. Virtual organizations comprise an important structural component of many organizations and are particularly important in globally dispersed, cross-functional, and cross cultural enterprises. The presentation aims to; 1) describe the most important elements of virtual teams/organizations, 2) analyze the critical factors of virtual team/organizations in their internal processes and dynamics, and 3) finally provide a model for better understanding and managing virtual teams and organizations. The model may help to improve the performance of the virtual teams and create common understanding of the virtual team through the organization. Meanwhile the presentation is also gives some recommendation for future case study research in this field.