Prof. Dr. Jasmin Mahadevan is Professor of International Management at the Department of Engineering and Management at Pforzheim University, Germany. Since 2004, she has contributed to virtual work environments as a researcher and academic, and as an consultant and trainer.

Introduction: Why this book, and what makes it unique?.- Chapter 1: Virtual team collaboration and the digital transformation: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a five-factor model.- Chapter 2: Information and Communication Technologies in virtual team collaboration: Configuration challenges and solutions.- Chapter 3: Communication as enabler of virtual team collaboration: Properties and best practices.- Chapter 4: Building collaborative cultures in cross-functional and interdisciplinary virtual teams: Relationship management, project time planning and workspace organization.- Chapter 5: Organizational design and core technologies for virtual collaboration: How to shape the conditions under which the team can thrive.- Chapter 6: Digital leadership and virtual team collaboration: Options and success factors for Industry 4.0.- Chapter 7: Cross-cultural management of virtual team collaboration: Cultural dimensions and intercultural competencies for culturally diverse settings.- Chapter 8: Global leadership and English language management in virtual team collaboration: Considering globalization, digitalization and power effects.- Chapter 9: Change and learning, tacit knowledge management and virtual team innovativeness under BANI conditions: The role of leadership, organization and technology.- Chapter 10: Digital ethics, artificial intelligence, and responsible research and innovation: Sustainable and inclusive virtual team collaboration for a better future.