• Virtual environments can give shy participants a new voice
• Members have less commuting and travel time, so they tend to be more productive
• Companies gain an increasingly horizontal organization structure, characterized by structurally, and geographically distributed human resources.
• There are a few caveats when using e-teams. They frequently operate from multiple time zones, so it is important to make sure that there is some overlapping work time. In addition, unless a camera is used for meetings, working virtually means that there is no face to face body language to enhance communications. Therefore, intrateam communications must be more formal than with a team whose members meet physically. Care also needs to be taken to make sure no one is left out of the communications loop just because he or she is not visible. E-teams demand a high trust culture.