Read an interview with Ralph Ungermann, CEO of
First Virtual Corporation at www.herring.com/mag/issue30/little.html.
Browse through the Web sites of various virtual corporations to gain an in-depth
understanding of their structure and operation. A few to explore are: First Virtual
Corporation at www.fvc.com; Corporate Staffing Center at
www.corporate-staffing.com/;
CStudio International at cstudio.com/; and The Round
Table Group at www.interaccess.com/rtg/. The
article "Virtual Corporations" from LanTimes at www.lantimes.com/97/97aug/708b089a.html
gives some good examples of how virtual corporations are well poised to capitalize on the
current trend to outsource IT functions. BRINT's (A Business Researcher's
Interests) section on virtual corporations and outsourcing at www.brint.com/EmergOrg.htm provides a wealth
of links to information on virtual corporations. Virtual corporations provide special
challenges to people working in teams. In Virtual Teams (John Wiley & Sons,
1997), Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps detail those challenges and describe how best to
meet them with lively discussions and case studies.
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