ORGB 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Virtual Team, Team Effectiveness, Collectivism

• School: McGill University
• Department: Organizational Behaviour
• Course: ORGB 380
• Professor: Professor J

Document Summary

Impact of culture on teams: work teams, team effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages of multicultural teams, virtual and global teams, creating synergy. Example: in class, someone not studying doesn"t affect my grade. Global teams: especially difficult if there"s a dominant culture (if one is more assertive, high likelihood of overshadowing other culture) Creating synergy: the five stage model of team development (tuckman, there should be stages before you start working. Impact of culture on team effectiveness: cultural norms, cultural diversity, expectations, previous experience (stereotypes: i"ve worked with ___ before, they"re lazy ) Impact of culture depends on task : expectations of successful interaction, subgroups, fault lines, cultural distance. Creating synergy: management support, proper planning, proper selection, proper interpersonal skills training, broader evaluation criteria, emphasis on common purpose, time requirements. Virtual teams challenges (time: work sequencing, response time, start of the day for one, end of the day for the other.