Comments on: remote teams http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/archives/2005/09/26/2846/remote-teams Peter Van Dijck's weblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:52:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nir http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/archives/2005/09/26/2846/remote-teams#comment-51132 Nir Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:59:56 +0000 /?p=2846#comment-51132 There's a big difference. Virtual implies unreal, imaginative relationship between people. Hence, each one can project her thoughts on the others and create some kind of a virtual reality like in video games. Remote implies simply at a distance. this could be physical, cultural, organizational etc. There’s a big difference. Virtual implies unreal, imaginative relationship between people. Hence, each one can project her thoughts on the others and create some kind of a virtual reality like in video games. Remote implies simply at a distance. this could be physical, cultural, organizational etc.

]]> By: Lydia Goutas http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/archives/2005/09/26/2846/remote-teams#comment-46941 Lydia Goutas Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:28:00 +0000 /?p=2846#comment-46941 I wonder about the fine line between "virtual" and remote teams and would like your opinion about the difference. Nothing is stated in the literature yet the two are used with the conjunctive , "and", implying there is a diffference. Are we simply using remote to indicate phone /out of office vs. more intranet platform e-based teams . Is it the distinction between those who work on "functional/ project/ production" teams permanently employed at an organization vs. those non-permanently employed or free-lance (such as a team of insurance agents, building site inspectors). I wonder about the fine line between “virtual” and remote teams and would like your opinion about the difference.
Nothing is stated in the literature yet the two are used with the conjunctive , “and”, implying there is a diffference.

Are we simply using remote to indicate phone /out of office vs. more intranet platform e-based teams . Is it the distinction between those who work on “functional/ project/ production” teams permanently employed at an organization vs. those non-permanently employed or free-lance (such as a team of insurance agents, building site inspectors).

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