Global Virtual Teams

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Global Virtual Teams
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................2
2. DEFINITION OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS.................................................................2
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS...................................................2
3.1 Cultural Diversity.............................................................................................................2
3.2 Using Technology to Communicate.................................................................................3
4. IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS............................3
4.1 High Productivity.............................................................................................................3
4.2 Better Communication.....................................................................................................3
4.3 Time Saviour....................................................................................................................4
5. PROBLEMS OR ISSUES CAUSED BY TECHNOLOGY IN GVT...................................4
5.1 Lack of Social Interaction................................................................................................4
5.2 Technology Dependency..................................................................................................5
5.3 Selection of Media...........................................................................................................6
5.4 Lack of Data Security.......................................................................................................7
6. MAJOR STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THE IDENTIFIED ISSUES RELATED
TO TECHNOLOGY..................................................................................................................7
5.1 Solution for Lack of Social Interaction............................................................................7
5.2 Solution for Technology Dependency.............................................................................8
5.3 Solution for Selection of Media.......................................................................................9
5.4 Solution for Lack of Data Security..................................................................................9
7. CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................10

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1. INTRODUCTION
GVT or global virtual team could be referred to as a specific group of individuals,
working altogether from several different geographic locations for solely relying on
communication technology (Ruppel, Gong and Tworoger 2013). A software development
organization in Brisbane that is establishing several teams, which might be located in
different diversified countries like China, Brazil and Poland. For establishing these global
virtual teams, the senior executives of this organization have decided to identify the possible
problems caused by technology and management strategies to deal with all these identified
issues.
2. DEFINITION OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS
Global virtual team is a virtualized group, which can be easily identified by all group
members and organizations to become one particular team, where team members have same
objectives and goals. Moreover, these teams generally use technology based electronic
communication such as audio conferencing, faxes, text messages, video conferencing,
electronic mails, phone calls and several others (Pinjani and Palvia 2013). Such teams are not
dependent on face to face meetings and hence it is not mandatory to reside in same time zone
or country. Global virtual team allows cultural diversification, thus maximum talent and more
creativity is enhanced without much complexity.
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS
GVTs are eventually obtaining extreme popularity within every organization within
the world. Several significant and noteworthy characteristics of a GVT are provided below:
3.1 Cultural Diversity
This is the most important characteristic of a global virtual team. This kind of team
mainly increases cultural diversity and thus quality of diversified countries in the entire world