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| Title: | VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS: WHAT YOU SEE MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU GET |
| Authors: | Garud, Raghu
Lucas, Henry C. |
| Issue Date: | Mar-1997 |
| Publisher: | Stern School of Business, New York University |
| Series/Report no.: | IS-97-03 |
| Abstract: | Virtual organizations are new organizational forms comprising a set of
network transactions that differ from those found in markets and
hierarchies. This paper explores the nature of these network
transactions through an in-depth study of a virtual firm. The virtual
organization is characterized by constant organizing through virtual
teams and alliances, a unique management culture and a set of norms,
information and knowledge sharing enabled by information technology, and
employee self-governance. The organization gains from a culture of
fast-response and efficiency while employees are trusted to exercise
discretion and take initiatives. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/14162 |
| Appears in Collections: | IOMS: Information Systems Working Papers
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