Virtual Teams

1.      Discuss a real-life example of a virtual team. This can be from your own experience or one that you have researched.

2.    Analyze being an effective leader in a virtual environment making specific reference to the Tworoger et. al. article and your textbook. What are the competencies needed to be an effective team leader considering distance and diversity of membership?

3.    Analyze the constraints and complexities to leadership posed by this environment.

Articles that may help:
Tworoger, L. Ruppel, C. Gong, B., Pohlman, R. (2013) Leadership constraints: Leading global virtual teams through environmental complexity. International Journal of e-Collaboration 9 (2), 34-60.

Homan, A. C. & Greer, L. L. (2013). Considering diversity: The positive effects of considerate leadership in diverse teams. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 16(1) 105-125.

Hayes, L. A., Caldwell, C.; Licona, B.; & Meyer, T. E. (2015). Followership behaviors and barriers to wealth creation. Journal of Management Development. 34(3), 270-285

Answer 1:
Virtual teams are increasingly becoming significant as organizations are expanding their operations to scan several economies. At the start of my career, I was working in the IT support department and we had a virtual team in that department. The organization provided 24 hour support to the consumers and had very fast response time. Due to this, there were three shifts which was attended by employees from three different locations. This strategy helped the company to avoid paying overtime salaries and take advantages of cheap labor available abroad. Though we never met personally, we used to interact with each other through video conferences so that we could collectively discuss the issues and develop solutions....

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