A Virtual Organization comprises a set of (legally) independent organizations that share resources and skills to achieve its mission / goal, but that is not limited to an alliance of for profit enterprises. The interaction among members of the virtual organization is mainly done through computer networks. A Virtual Organization is a manifestation of Collaborative Networks . See also Virtual Enterprise .
Virtual Organization Management is a modern discipline founded by Pierre Coupet, the world's foremost expert on Virtual Organization Management, in April 1997. Virtual Organization Management takes a macroview of an entire organization from top to bottom and seeks to institute and incorporate best practices, policies and procedures for working in any type of virtual environment and for managing any specific virtual organization. Virtual Organization Management differs substantially from '''Virtual Team Consulting''' in that virtual team consulting is engagement specific and deals with a microview of an existing virtual situation.
In Grid Computing , a Virtual Organization is a group of individuals or institutions who share the computing resources of a "grid" for a common goal; see Utility Computing
