Virtual teams were almost unheard of a decade ago‚ but today they are an integral part of every organization. The recent “offshore outsourcing” trend and the growth of the Internet and similar globally linking technologies are major contributor to the increase in the use of virtual teams. Virtual teams are made up of people working on interdependent tasks and interacting largely via communication technology to achieve a common goal without concerns of time and space. Such teams carry out many critical
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by Dr. Abhijit Chaudhuri Dept. of Applied Mechanics IIT Madras‚ Chennai‚ India VIRTUAL WORK F F 1. Work on a particle: U r F r The particle can move along a specified a path 2. Work on a rigid body: F i) Due to translation F U r F r W r M ii) Due to rotation M U M by Dr. Abhijit Chaudhuri Dept. of Applied Mechanics IIT Madras‚ Chennai‚ India The equilibrium position of the particle under the action of different forces‚ needs to be determined r is
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Virtual Leadership and Technological Competence: New Directions of Organizational Dynamics Paul Hayes JR. Indiana Institute of Technology OLM 7004 The intent of this paper is to demonstrate the dimension of technological competence plays in enabling more effective virtual leadership and producing a more innovative organization. For the purposes of this paper the researcher will define technological competence (Acur‚ Kandemir‚ de Weerd-Nederhof‚ & Song‚ 2010) as the phenomenon of
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What is Virtual reality? In this paper well will discuss what it is this Term called Virtual reality‚ the history of virtual reality‚ the technology‚ the benefit‚ and the disadvantages. As we know Virtual reality has not been around all that long but in reality‚ it has been around for decades. As it continues to improve and get better‚ the opportunities are endless. Virtual reality is important because it’s the unknown and explorable. Virtual reality is the term used to describe a three-dimensional
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Virtual Reality (VR) What is it? Virtual means ‘almost or nearly as described‚ but not completely’‚ therefore‚ Virtual Reality is when something is not physically existing as such but made by a software to appear to do so. Virtual reality is an artificial 3-dimensional environment that is created with software and presented to the user in such a way that the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real environment. It is a digitally created space that humans could access by donning sophisticated
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best input hardware has been a major field of exploitation by developers. Virtual laser keyboard has been a major breakthrough in this field. The keyboard which is non-physical has brought a new dimension in the field of data entry where the mechanical keyboards can be replaced by a light beam projected on a flat surface. It replaces the physical key board which occupy space on the devices. This paper focuses on the virtual laser keyboard as a revolutionary invention in multimedia and data entry industries
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Virtual Reality: the Rise‚ Decline‚ and Return Xavier Woodard INF 103 Dr. Kris Jamsa December 10‚ 2012 Virtual Reality: The Rise‚ Decline‚ and Return Virtual Reality once the most talked about technological advancement‚ then a near nonexistent application‚ and now a returning enterprise. Virtual reality or VR‚ as it is often times referred to‚ is computer simulated reality that gives the user a feel of the physical world in an imaginary world setting. The history of VR is an interesting history
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WELCOME TO VIRTUAL REALITY Virtual Reality‚ (2013) Contents 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………3 2. Research Summary………………………………………………………………………3 2.1 Immersive Virtual Environment Technology CAVE………………………………4 2.2 Semi Immersive Systems Powerwall………………………………………………..5 2.3 Characteristics…………………………………………………………………………..5 2.4 Benefits…………………………………………………………………………………..5 3. Comparison System Characteristics…………………………………………………
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A virtual team is aware as a geographically dispersed team (Dave‚ 2013). It is a group of members who work across boundaries of time‚ space and organizational with links strengthened by a number of different communication technology to coordinate their individual efforts and inputs (Peters and Manz‚ 2007). Members of a virtual team communicate through electronic tools such as Skype and E-mail‚ and some of them may never meet face-to-face (Vlaar‚ 2008). Nowadays‚ every organization considers that
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1. As a manager of a virtual team‚ what team characteristics would you be especially concerned about so that the team’s work would be exceptional? As a manager of a virtual team I believe that it is extremely important to understand what key characteristics are needed in order for the team to flourish and excel. The ability to openly communicate‚ Understand cultural differences as well as overall knowledge of technology are some of the fundamentals I would be most concerned about. Communication
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