Virtual teams have increased over time due to globalization and advances in technology. With this article, we want to showcase the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the evolution of research in the field. To accomplish this aim, we continue the study presented in the article "Virtual Teams: Thematic Taxonomy, Constructs Model and Future Research Directions" prepared by Alaid, Alnsour and Alsharo, who researched virtual teams between the years 2007 and 2018. The systematic review of the literature was performed using the methodology proposed by Ramey and Rao, the same used in the aforementioned article. We applied inclusion and exclusion criteria after the initial data collection (n=996). The final sample of the articles analyzed was 18. We analyzed two types of categories, the constructs studied and their role in the empirical research. The most studied constructs after the pandemic are: cultural diversity, e-leadership, trust, performance, communication, social interaction, communication mediated by computer tools, and the adoption of virtual teams. We identified independent, dependent, moderating, and mediating variables. The wider number of dependent and independent variables demonstrates the expansion of the field of study. Moderation and mediation structures in research show that recent studies are more statistically sophisticated. These findings allowed for mapping the constructs, thus developing a conceptual model for virtual teams’ research which can be a starting point for the academic community. We also analyzed recent years’ papers according to the internal and external validity, and, based on the results, we provide suggestions for future research.
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