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Internal Communication as a Management Tool. Successfully steering virtual teams through organizational change

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Teams in global companies often consist of members that are split all over the globe in different time zones, cultures and locations. Especially for managers who are in charge of geographically dispersed teams, this is a challenge. This brings managers into a position where it is not enough to apply a purely directive, top down leadership model.

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Opoku, K. (2016). Internal Communication as a Management Tool. Successfully steering virtual teams through organizational change. In: Nowak, R., Roither, M. (eds) Interne Organisationskommunikation . Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-14098-4_13

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