...Caroline Ruiller; Beatrice Van Der Heijden; Frédérique Chedotel; Marc Dumas Purpose As a way to enable employees to work distantly, teleworking has gained a growing interest in companies. At the same time, management challenges regarding the teleworkers’ risk of isolation, coupled with the need...

...‐to‐face interaction and informal contact and networking. Nonetheless the benefits of distributed work were thought to outweigh its potential costs. Originality/value Regionally distributed work involves many similar problems as traditional telework from home. To avoid potential risks, partial work...

... different times) in both the effectiveness of, and satisfaction in, the use of such teams. Current research designed to explore these issues in teams in business and education in the region is described. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Teleworking Team building Communication National cultures Virtual...