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外文翻译 原文 The New Organizational Structure and its Virtual Functioning Material Source: International Advances in Economic Research Author: Gil-Estallo, M.-Dels-Angels,Celma-Benaiges, M. Dolors,Aparicio-Valverde, Mireia,Ferruz-Periz, Nuria,Escardibul-Ferra, Blanca Virtuality is initiating a change in organizations. It is necessary for companies to be managed flexibly and to respond to the changing needs of the environment. Some new concepts of understanding the organization, accompanied by current technological developments, may offer some opportunities and solutions to the various strategies. How does this new concept of organization with no presence, no physical attendance, and no material factors affect existing companies? This paper deals with questions such as: What is virtuality for companies? How does one manage a virtual company? What elements of virtuality need to be considered by traditional companies entering the new millennium? These questions will be reflected upon and analyzed from a theoretical framework. The framework will provide the basis for the design of an empirical study. The results of the study contribute to and give feedback on these initial questions. Introduction Western world economies and companies are searching for new ways to respond to the changing environment. However in many cases, both questions and answers tend to be topical but not necessarily manageable due to the great number of unknowns surrounding the current changes. One of these great answers or challenges is the virtual organization. It is necessary to reflect upon and analyze this topic in more depth. First of all, there is a need to define the concept of virtuality and then see how it will be possible or convenient to manage companies using the opportunities or problems it may pose. Some authors have already been able to conceptualize and contribute with practical proposals for virtual organizations (for example, see Gil-Estallo and Rodriguez [1998]). Regarding the fir