What are the rationale and drivers for the recent growth of global virtual teams? What justifications can be given for the company's decision to migrate some product development, testing, IT infrastructure, and manufacturing work to another country? Wouldn't it be easier to manage the entire project if each component was based in the US itself?

What are the most likely major opportunities and challenges for this global virtual team?

Since the other teams will be based in Canada, Mexico and Russia, what cross$-$cultural differences are likely to impact the performance of this global virtual team? How would they cause any positive or negative impact on the company's overall business mission? What recommendations should be made for fully understanding and bridging these cultural differences?

How would mutual "trust" be a significant potential issue among members of this global virtual team? How to positively address any trust$-$related issues?

Provide some practical guidelines for general best practices for sustaining a high$-$performance global virtual team.