Virtual organizations are composed of employees spread across different locations who perform different jobs and may also have different cultural identities. These dispersed and diverse employees are joined together by communication technologies such as the telephone, fax, e-mail, Internet, and instant messaging. Some employees of virtual organizations may work alone, functioning essentially as telecommuters. Others
Virtual teams are groups of individuals who work interdependently, are located at a distance from each other, and conduct most of their collaboration through communications technology (rather than face-to-face). A “pure” virtual team is one in which each member is geographically distant from each other member, but more often, at least some of the members
This article explores the burgeoning field of Virtual Reality (VR) applications in therapy within the realm of health psychology. Beginning with an elucidation of the theoretical foundations supporting the integration of VR into therapeutic practices, the discussion unfolds in three distinct parts. Firstly, the exploration of psychological theories substantiates the alignment of VR with established