Global Teams: Communicating Across Time, Space and, Most Important, Cultures
http://www.iabc.com/cwb/archive/2006/0306/apud.htm

Apud, Salvador and Talis Apud-Martinez
Communication World Bulletin
2006

Abstract:

With the birth of the Internet and the advancement of other information technologies, companies and organizations are now able to operate across borders, cultures and time zones at lower costs than ever before. One way this occurs is through virtual teams, which allow companies to maximize their global expertise and resources, while team members can remain in their home countries.