Table 1. Comparison of traditional teams and virtual teams (Kratz et al., 2004, p. 2)
Traditional teams Virtual teams.
Team members are on same location All team members are on different locations from each others
Team members are on face to face communication
There is synchronous communication
Team members have asynchronous communication
Team members coordinate the task in a mutual reconciling
Tasks are very structured and certain, and it is rarely required to
coordinate team members