Introduction to global virtual teams minitrack

Six papers have been accepted for this year´s Global Virtual Teams mini-track. The first paper explores the role of virtual team efficacy in participative goal setting in self-directed global virtual teams. The second paper studies the relative importance of project set-up and communication in the transition phase of global virtual team-based projects. It uses the soft systems methodology to construct a conceptual model that adds insight into the importance of two-way interaction for unstructured knowledge transfer. The third paper studies trust within unique case of a 77 member global virtual team who are organizing a scientific conference. The next paper focuses on the role of organizational context in global virtual team´s leadership success. The fifth paper studies how virtuality moderates trust in leaders and subsequently how that trust effects team performance. The sixth and final paper studies cultural diversity and intra-group conflict within short duration global virtual teams.