Cross Cultural Virtual Teams
[2023-08-12 10:28:44]
Introduction With the advance of globalization and advances in communication technology, the number of intercultural virtual teams present in today's business world is increasing. A cross-cultural virtual team can get good results by utilizing the diverse experiences of members, even if there is no face-to-face member. The project team's excellent leadership is undoubtedly important for the team's success. Therefore, virtual intercultural teams need to be properly and carefully instructed so that their cultural diversity and virtual existence do not cause conflicts or ultimate failure.
Virtual teams face different challenges from traditional work environments, and the work line will span geographical locations, boundaries, culture, networks, and alliances. Because the virtual team is very diverse, there is a very unique problem, not a collaborative team. "Virtual teams are faced with trust, communication, goal coordination, common goals, skills, resource availability, and role clarity issues" (O'Neill, Lewis, and Hambley, 2008). Virtual teams need to overcome the following external and internal challenges. External factors are outside the management of the virtual team, and teams need to find ways to manage them, such as distance, time, technology. Internal factors are under the control of a virtual team (Friedrich, Bleimann, Stengel, & Walsh, 2011) that can directly influence and interact with factors such as culture, trust, communication, human relationships and leadership.
From anywhere in the world. In many cases, the virtual team is diverse and consists of cross-cultural members. In addition to virtual, cultural differences also affect the team. Diversity is a challenge for the team, but it also offers opportunities to improve team performance. Given that challenge and benefits, the next step is to tackle diversity within the team. The team of 4 people consists of a mid-level female accountant, a newly hired female biomedical engineer, a formed male marketing vice president (VP), and a male interim production manager who got a degree in industrial engineering. Biomedical engineers are passionate about biomedical innovation and production managers are equally committed to gradually improving their existing gas and oil industry products.