Skip to content
Product cover

Getting Dispersed Teams Right

July 26, 2018 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Workplace, Teams, & Culture

What are the best ways for companies to manage and take advantage of virtual teams? This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the unique challenges of managing dispersed workers and the tactics managers can take to help them and the company overall thrive.

Articles included with this collection:

How to Manage Virtual Teams by Frank Siebdrat, Martin Hoegl and Holger Ernst

Set Up Remote Workers to Thrive by Jay Mulki, Fleura Bardhi, Felicia Lassk and Jayne Nanavaty-Dahl

Has Your Office Become a Lonely Place? by Martha E. Mangelsdorf

Should Your Company Embrace Coworking? by Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Lyndon E. Garrett, and Peter Bacevice

Leveraging the Extended Enterprise: MITRE’s Handshake Tool Builds Virtual Collaboration by Donna Cuomo, Laurie Damianos and Stan Drozdetski (MITRE), interviewed by Gerald C. Kane

Managing the Human Cloud by Evgeny Kaganer, Erran Carmel, Rudy Hirschheim and Timothy Olsen

Purchase Options

Educator and Student Discounts Available. Learn more »

  BENCHMARKS  
Loading Time: Base Classes  0.0009
My Controller Construct  0.0003
Build Nav  0.0007
Controller Execution Time ( Products / Route )  0.0919
Total Execution Time  0.0929
  GET DATA  
No GET data exists
  MEMORY USAGE  
1.5671 MB
  POST DATA  
No POST data exists
  URI STRING  
store/getting-dispersed-teams-right
  CLASS/METHOD  
products/route
  DATABASE:  MITSLOAN_DEV   QUERIES: 70  (Hide)
0.0008  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`carts`)
WHERE `cart_id` =  '7ac21a57b21c49e8ae0f2e875853ea0a'
ORDER BY `created_at` DESC 
0.0002  

SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS cat_id
FROM (`product_categories`)
WHERE `status_id` =  'A'
AND `url_friendly` =  'getting-dispersed-teams-right'
AND `parent_id` =  1 
0.0144  

SELECT c.parent_id, c.format_id
                    FROM products AS p, products AS c
                    WHERE p.prod_id = c.parent_id AND
                        c.avail_id IN ('A','B','D') AND
                        c.type_id = 'V' AND
                        (
                            c.sku = 'getting-dispersed-teams-right' OR
                            if(c.format_id = 'Certificate', '', p.url_friendly) = 'getting-dispersed-teams-right'
                        )
                    LIMIT 1 
0.0003  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  3765 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '3765' 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '3765'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0001  

SELECT `cat_id`
FROM (`product_categories__products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '3765' 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`product_flags__products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '3765' 
0.0001  

SELECT `sku`
FROM (`products__xsell`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '3765'
ORDER BY IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position` 
0.0444  

SELECT `products`.`parent_id`
FROM (`transaction_lines`)
JOIN `products` ON `products`.`sku` = `transaction_lines`.`sku`
JOIN `product_categories__products` ON `products`.`parent_id` = `product_categories__products`.`prod_id`
WHERE `products`.`avail_id` =  'A'
AND TO_DAYS(transaction_lines.updated_at) < (TO_DAYS(NOW()) - 90)
AND `product_categories__products`.`cat_id` IN ('244') 
GROUP BY `products`.`parent_id`
ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC
LIMIT 6 
0.0007  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '431' 
0.0008  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '431' 
0.0005  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '431'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0006  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '825' 
0.0032  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '825' 
0.0021  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '825'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0003  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '4029' 
0.0004  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '4029' 
0.0005  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '4029'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0002  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '439' 
0.0007  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '439' 
0.0003  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '439'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0002  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '3579' 
0.0003  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '3579' 
0.0006  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '3579'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0001  

SELECT `parent_id`
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `prod_id` =  '3511' 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `products`.`prod_id` =  '3511' 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`authors`)
JOIN `products__authors` ON `authors`.`author_id` = `products__authors`.`author_id`
WHERE `products__authors`.`prod_id` =  '3511'
ORDER BY `sort` ASC 
0.0003  

SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS media_id, position
FROM (`media`)
WHERE `foreign_key_table` =  'products'
AND `foreign_key_column` =  'prod_id'
AND `foreign_key_value` =  '3765'
AND `kind` =  'image_600x600'
ORDER BY IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position` 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`media`)
WHERE `media`.`media_id` =  '1741' 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`mime_types`)
WHERE `mime_types`.`extension` =  'jpg' 
0.0001  

SELECT *
FROM (`media_metadata`)
WHERE `media_id` =  '1741' 
0.0002  

SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS media_id, position
FROM (`media`)
WHERE `foreign_key_table` =  'products'
AND `foreign_key_column` =  'prod_id'
AND `foreign_key_value` =  '3765'
AND `kind` =  'gallery_image'
ORDER BY IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position` 
0.0003  

SELECT *
FROM (`products`)
WHERE `avail_id` IN ('A', 'B', 'C', 'H') 
AND `parent_id` =  '3765'
AND `type_id` =  'V'
ORDER BY IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position`, `title` 
0.0001  

SELECT `c`.`format_id`, `c`.`price`, `c`.`sale_price`
FROM (`products` AS c)
WHERE `c`.`prod_id` =  '3766'
LIMIT 1 
0.0003  

SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS media_id, position
FROM (`media`)
WHERE `foreign_key_table` =  'products'
AND `foreign_key_column` =  'prod_id'
AND `foreign_key_value` =  '3766'
AND `kind` =  'thumbnail'
ORDER BY IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position` 
0.0001  

SELECT `c`.`format_id`, `c`.`price`, `c`.`sale_price`
FROM (`products` AS c)
WHERE `c`.`prod_id` =  '4437'
LIMIT 1 
0.0002  

SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS media_id, position
FROM (`media`)
WHERE `foreign_key_table` =  'products'
AND `foreign_key_column` =  'prod_id'
AND `foreign_key_value` =  '4437'
AND `kind` =  'thumbnail'
ORDER BY IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position` 
0.0002  

SELECT `product_categories__products`.`cat_id`
FROM (`product_categories__products`)
JOIN `product_categories` ON `product_categories__products`.`cat_id` = `product_categories`.`cat_id`
WHERE `product_categories__products`.`prod_id` =  '3765'
AND `product_categories`.`parent_id` =  1
AND `product_categories__products`.`cat_id` NOT IN (1, 261)  
0.0004  

SELECT `cat_id` AS id, `parent_id` AS parent, `status_id`, `name`, `description`, `url_friendly`, `page_title`, `meta_keywords`, `meta_description`, `position`, `updated_at`
FROM (`product_categories`)
WHERE `cat_id` != 1
ORDER BY `parent_id`, IF(position = 0, 1, 0) ASC , `position`, `name` 
0.0004  

SELECT *
FROM (`product_categories`)
WHERE `status_id` =  'A'
AND `parent_id` =  1
AND `cat_id` NOT IN (1, 261) 
ORDER BY `name` 
0.0002  

SELECT *
FROM (`site_settings`)
WHERE `option_key` =  'announcement' 
  HTTP HEADERS  (Show)
  SESSION DATA  (Show)
  CONFIG VARIABLES  (Show)