Organisations now depend on groups and teams‚ which are diverse both demographically and functionally. It is often believed that teams that are diverse are more creative and productive than teams that are homogenous. Diverse teams with different perspectives and skills have more to contribute towards getting a job done. The variety of thoughts and skills give more than one method or theory of carrying out a particular job. At the same time it can also be argued that teams that are non-diverse coordinate
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Introduction and Thesis Nowadays‚ virtual techniques have become more and more popular. In the article I have chosen‚ the author believes that members of successful virtual collaboration teams (VCTs) need strong interpersonal and collaboration skills‚ which include establishing trust‚ embracing diversity‚ knowledge sharing and so on (Roy‚ 2012). In addition‚ compared to traditional face-to-face collaboration‚ this article also illustrates the advantages and disadvantages of VCTs. After reading this
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DEFINITION In the economic literature no one generally corresponding definition for the concept "Matrix-Organisation" exists. Nevertheless some general principles can be found: -While in the conventional organisation forms just one criterion is selected and used for the structure on a certain level‚ it is typical for the matrix organisation that simultaneously and with equal rights two or more structure features are taken into consideration. -Thereby emerges a "mixed organisation form"‚ which
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at www.emeraldinsight.com/1352-7592.htm The challenges of managing cross-cultural virtual project teams Margaret Oertig and Thomas Buergi Managing crosscultural virtual project teams 23 University of Applied Sciences‚ Basel‚ Switzerland Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to present the challenges reported by project leaders of cross-cultural geographically distributed‚ or virtual project teams operating within the matrix organisation of ABC‚ a multinational company based in Switzerland
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Virtual teams were almost unheard of a decade ago‚ but today they are an integral part of every organization. The recent “offshore outsourcing” trend and the growth of the Internet and similar globally linking technologies are major contributor to the increase in the use of virtual teams. Virtual teams are made up of people working on interdependent tasks and interacting largely via communication technology to achieve a common goal without concerns of time and space. Such teams carry out many critical
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Matrix form of structure? Organisational structure refers to the way that tasks and responsibilities are allocated to individuals and the ways that individuals are grouped together into offices‚ departments‚ and divisions. Mangers often describe their organisation by drawing an organisation chart which shows the structure of an organisation and the relationships and relative ranks of its profits and positions. When small businesses are started
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1. As a manager of a virtual team‚ what team characteristics would you be especially concerned about so that the team’s work would be exceptional? As a manager of a virtual team I believe that it is extremely important to understand what key characteristics are needed in order for the team to flourish and excel. The ability to openly communicate‚ Understand cultural differences as well as overall knowledge of technology are some of the fundamentals I would be most concerned about. Communication
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Project management is a concept which has both benefits and limitations and it is important for the management to consider both sides of the project management. Benefits of Project Management The benefits of project management are listed as per below: * Project Management gives you a clear and a well defined scope of the project which helps in better communication and distribution of responsibilities among the members of the project and then everybody knows what to be done. * Project Management
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Florida International University. MAN4120 - Managing Virtual Teams - Sections RVC & RPC - Spring 2013. Professor Jose Rocha. Final Virtual Teams - Software/Technology Productivity Tools Research Reports. WWW.MANAGEPRO.COM WWW.CENTRALDESKTOP.COM WWW.BASECAMP.COM Prepared by: High Performance Virtual Team 1. Gonzalez‚ Isidro Medina‚ German Pariente‚ Allison Vazquez‚ Yanet 2|Page Section 1 - Software/Technology Productivity Tools Research and Integration Report This section focuses
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11.3) Advantages of matrix organization The matrix organizational structure divides authority both by functional area and by project. In a matrix structure‚ each employee answers to two immediate supervisors: a functional supervisor and a project supervisor. The functional supervisor is charged with overseeing employees in a functional area such asmarketing or engineering. Project supervisors manage a specific and often impermanent project. They absorb employees from various functional areas to
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