<p>This book provides essential information for creating and maintaining successful international virtual teams for those who manage, participate in, or train others in international virtual teams. Based on new studies in engineering communication, this book presents processes and principles that can help you establish global virtual teams that work, assess your virtual team climate, and maintain the effectiveness of your virtual teams across cultural boundaries.<br><br>In addition, it provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the variable contexts of global virtual teams, so that your organization is able to respond to inevitable changes in technology and the global marketplace.</p>