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Communication and Collaboration in Virtual Teams
Did we get the message?

Gaby Rasters 2004

Copyright: 2004 by Gaby Rasters Cover design by H.T.L Janssen ISBN: 90-9018652-2 Printing: Print Partners Ipskamp All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author.

Communication and Collaboration in Virtual Teams Did we get the message?

Een wetenschappelijk proeve op het gebied van de Managementwetenschappen

Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.dr. C.W.P.M. Blom, volgens besluit van het College van Decanen in het openbaar te verdedigen op maandag 6 december 2004 des namiddags om 1:30 uur precies

door Gaby Rasters Geboren op 11 februari 1975 te Weert

Promotor: Co-promotor:

Prof.Dr. B.Dankbaar Dr. G.A.N. Vissers

Manuscript commitee:

Prof. Dr. W. de Nijs Prof. Dr. G.M. Duysters (TUe/OSM) Prof.Dr. P. van den Besselaar (UVA/FMG)

“I will only say this once. I’ve never said it before. This kind of certainty comes but just once in a lifetime.” (The Bridges of Madison County)

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Acknowledgements
With a little help from my friends

Soms eenzaam achter mijn computer. Heb ik een lange reis gemaakt. Ik heb bereikt wat ik bereiken wilde: Ik heb geleerd, gevoeld en dus geleefd. Het schrijven van een proefschrift is een lang en ingewikkeld en soms ook een zeer vermoeiend en frustrerend proces. Dankzij



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