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.