European (Virtual) Team-Building: From Optimism to Efficiency
Statistics on intra-EU trade show that the intra-European interpenetration of national economies continues (Cristallo 2003, p. 2). In a situation of an ongoing process of integration and interconnection of countries, markets, and technologies (Roberts/Kossek/Ozeki 1998; Barkema/Baum/Mannix 2002), companies face increasing competition with respect to costs and prices, product quality, and time-to-market.