Distributed Teams In E-Work Organisations: The New Issues | Shiri Ahuja

There are various forms of work that can be organized in a manner where teams are working from a distance. An example of such distributed team working is a group of people located in various countries, participating in a project where their contributions are independent of each other, but the parts contributed by each member make a complete project. In such projects, the effectiveness of teams is not crucial to the organization of work. But operations that are uncertain, interdependent and time constrained require a competency which has been termed as ?relational coordination? (Gittell, 2000). Relational Coordination is characterized by frequent, timely problem solving communication and by helping shared knowledge and mutual respect.