Framing the Effects of Multinational Cultural Diversity on Virtual Team Processes

@article{Han2016FramingTE,
  title={Framing the Effects of Multinational Cultural Diversity on Virtual Team Processes},
  author={Soo Jeoung Han and Michael Beyerlein},
  journal={Small Group Research},
  year={2016},
  volume={47},
  pages={351 - 383}
}
Globalization of the economy and the technological revolution has led to increased reliance on teams with geographically distributed membership, which has increased multiculturalism in the workplace. This study identifies factors that affect the processes and performance of nationally and culturally diverse teams working in a virtual environment. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify previous empirical studies in global virtual team research published from 1998 to 2014… 
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