Challenges of a virtual organisation : empirical evidence from Australian SMEs

Virtual Organisation (VO) status has been idealised as desirable, with the lure of promised low production costs and work-home balance amid other advantages. Many organisations have hastened to acquire a reputation as VO and many more appear to be on the verge of achieving this. However, the empirical results of this study suggest that face-to-face interaction needs to be assured, along with other traditional work values, lest such organisations risk losing employee support.