Examining relevant literature, it is clearly seen that there is no consensus about the definition of virtual team.
Actually the concept virtual represents multiple corporate connections (Choduba et al., 2005). But team can be
defined as a group of people having mutual responsibility for a purpose and complementary qualifications
(Zenun et al., 2007). But according to Anderson (2007, p. 2559) virtual team is a definition which has
widespread activities and it concludes technology-oriented works. That is, team members working in more than a
physical location, using computer oriented communication, sharing individual efforts and inputs by technology
(Peters et al., 2007, p. 118).
Benefiting from DeSanctis and Monge (1999) and Jarvenpaa and Leidner (1999); virtual team can be defined as:
These are temporary teams whose team members are in communication in technological environment and