Developing A Virtual Organization: Serendipity Or Strategy?

• Main Authors: Gregor, Shirley, Wassenaar, Arjen, Marshall, Stewart
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2002
• Subjects: HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/35594/1/AAMJ_7-1-1.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/35594/; http://web.usm.my/aamj/7.1.2002/AAMJ%207-1-1.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

This paper addresses the question of how virtual organizations that yield strategic advantage are formed. The study uses grounded theory to investigate the organizational processes and structure that facilitate the formation of a successful virtual organization. We present a case study of one vir...