Virtual Teams in the Workplace: A Global Performance-Based Bibliometric Review Across Three Decades (1990–2024)

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of workplace research on virtual teams. The study conducted a bibliometric analysis of articles published over the last three decades (1990– 2024). The study uses bibliometric analysis by conducting performance analysis including citation analysis by looking at 413 documents that were taken from the Scopus database. The study looked at countries and institutions, the most influential papers, prolific writers, and countries. VOSviewer was employed in the study as a performance analysis tool. The most influential institutions and nations are the” United States” and the “University of Santiago De Compostela” in Spain, respectively. 2023 was the most productive year with 51 publications. Likewise, “The Academy of Management Executive” is the most influential publication, while “Team-Level Predictors of Innovation at Work: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Spanning Three Decades of Research” is the most cited article. This research is unique because it takes a broad approach, spanning the development of virtual team research across a thirty-year period. Particularly in topics like trust-building in virtual teams, the impact of digital platforms, and cultural diversity in global virtual teams, it emphasizes knowledge gaps and offers suggestions for future research. This study contributes to the existing literature by offering a systematic review of virtual team research, guiding scholars toward addressing under-researched areas, and providing insights for the development of virtual work environments.