Influence of International Culture and Significance of Global Virtual Teams

The report focuses on the influence of international culture on the company and also discusses the significance of global virtual teams. It also highlights the factors affecting the success of global virtual teams and the implementation of the Tuckman theory.

International
Management

Table of Contents
INTRDOUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
International Business can be basically described as the process which supports the
company in order to have deep understanding and better knowledge about the various factors and
also the culture of the various individuals. It generally helps in paying emphasis on the
implementation of the new ideas which basically supports in achieving greater results in the
future. The present report basically focuses on analysing the influence of international culture of
the company.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
(Covered in PPT)
TASK 2
Reflective Statement about the regional cultures
When a organization is changing their countries, it basically leads to evolution of
different practices for the objective to achieve optimum results. In addition to that, I have clearly
understood the organizational culture in a better way. The main objective is to use the right
models and techniques for the purpose to have deep understanding about the culture. Also, I have
critically evaluated every dimension in a effective manner and also realised that there are
different ethics and values which are generally implemented by the company in order to achieve
objectives and goals in the marketplace (Morgan and Pritchard, 2019). In context to the
organization, the company has basically enhanced variety of things through which they are able
to offer good quality services to the consumers and can also create a value base in the market.
Due to nationality and borders, the culture is rapidly changing and it generally comprises of
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ethics and beliefs that are evolving with the market scenario. Also, I have evaluated that the
company offer equal opportunities to each and every person and constantly plan targets and
objective which they basically want to achieve in the market. In addition to that, I have analysed
that Trompenaars culture in the cultural model basically suggests that the culture of people and
organizations could totally affect each other in a harsh way. The company has put much
emphasis on creation of the different changes in the organization. Also, I realised that a person or
employee becomes more settled down when they are able to communicate with various
individuals who generally belongs from different cultures and backgrounds. Moreover, it is very
important for the company to study the market structure in a effective manner that will support
them in achieving better results in the market (Rees and Smith, 2021). Also, I have studied
regarding the local culture which comprises of different behaviour sets which comprises of
values and beliefs which is been implemented and resides in particular country. In addition to
that, various new technologies have been implemented by the company for the purpose to offer
services and products to the consumers. Also, it helps in creating influence on the employee
motivation level. With the help of boosting up confidence, it results in achievement of targets.
During the time of internationalisation, the company has gone through various changes because
of differences in surroundings in company. It is very important for the organization to pay
emphasis on the mentality and behaviour of the people belonging to borders. The mindset of
people could create a impact on the business operations to greater extent which could create a
influence on the revenue generation and company’s profitability. People are required to behave
in an efficient way so that combined aims and objectives could be achieved in an effective
manner. Also, during my working in Deloitte, I got the chance to work with different types of
employees who belongs to different countries, beliefs and values that resulted in poor
coordination. Furthermore, in order to overcome these issues, I have developed different policies
and strategies which have to followed strictly by each person for the objective to overcome the
working of company (Pizam and Tasci, 2019).
Various Decisions have been formulated by the employee’s involvement so that the
company could implement creative and innovative ideas due to decreased diversity. I always
tried to involve myself in different group projects so I could have better interaction and
communication with employees in regards to the project which also improved my knowledge in
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positive way. It also helps in developing better understanding for the objective to seek
development and growth. Also, it was very difficult for me to have knowledge and understanding
about different cultures which was also the major reason of delay in carrying out operations. In
such way, we have collaboratively achieved aims and end objectives through establishing
coordination with each other (Dhanesh and Sriramesh, 2018). I used planning process in order to
analyse challenges and threats which could be deducted with the support of effective strategies. It
also offers better results and outcomes which supports in overall company in improving their
sustainability rate. I also have briefly evaluated market conditions. Ethics and culture will also
support me a lot in making the company run in a better manner and could easily diversify their
operations in different regions. The use of certain models will definitely support in enhancement
of the organizational culture and also understanding the weaker points in an efficient way. I also
understood the usage of different techniques which are important for the success of the
organization and also helps in paying emphasis on small and big things and following a path
which will help in becoming sustainable for the further situations. I also had knowledge about
the various process which could be implemented by the company and which will help them to
function in a better manner and could easily attain end objectives.
TASK 3
Significance of the global virtual team
Due to rapid changes in the various marketing conditions, it is important for the
organization to carry out effective tasks and completion of responsibilities and duties in a timely
way. They could have easily adopted new technologies to reduce or just minimize few barriers.
Also they could communicate with new learnings with the support of various online platforms
for the objective to carry objectives and tasks in the market. The technological tools will really
support in attainment of targets and establishing communication in a uniformed way for the
purpose to offer better quality services and products to the consumers. For Example, the arrival
of Pandemic most of the employees had to work remotely in order to perform their duties and job
roles. There were various employees and staff members who had to constantly coordinate with
managers and leaders in order to support them in achievement of objectives and achieving
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success in near future. In relation to the organization, the company has carried out operations
with the aim to provide good quality goods and services to the end consumer (Jain, Jain and
Metri, 2018).
Discussion regarding the success and failure of the global virtual team
The success of the global virtual team totally relies and depends upon different factors which are
important for the leader to keep in mind and consideration when collaborating with the team in
an effective way for the objective to support the entire team in different areas. They are also able
to achieve success in the future. There are different kind of skills which are used by the people
for the objective to achieve end goals set by the managers of the organization. For example,
organizations like Sainsbury’s have invested huge amount in technology and also supports the
candidates with new and developed technological tools to carry out tasks in a effective manner.
The leaders of the firm also pay emphasis on the motivation of employees and support them a lot
in improving their capabilities and skills and which particularly supports the employees in
achieving success and making the organization more profitable (Uphoff, 2019).
Selection of the team members: It is important for the company to select the individuals as per
their knowledge, capabilities and skills and also keeping in mind the past performance of each
and every employee. In case of global virtual team, they face tough situations and unique
challenges and it is important for the team to work in proactive manner and paying emphasis on
various issues and things. It is significant for the employee to collaborate with the help of new
technological tools through which they are able to perform their duties.
Principles of Engagement: It is considered to be one of the biggest drivers which could support
the virtual team in order to achieve success and also driving to achieve targets which are
generally analysed by the management. It is important for the employees to become more
engaged in achievement of organizational goals. Also, it is very crucial for the team to consider
the feedbacks received from team and identifying and overcoming the areas of weakness. It is
important to make the employees feel highly engaged in order to carry out tasks in effective
manner. It is important that the employees should feel more engaged in attainment of shared
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objectives. It is also important that the team leader should ask for regular feedbacks from the
team and planning objectives within the given time frame and also implementing the right
process (Rubery and Grimshaw, 2020).
Supportive Top Management: In context to management, it is very essential to become highly
supportive in every way and offering flexibility to people when they are performing their
responsibilities and duties. It is highly important for the company to draw the hierarchical order
in which the decision-making process is done in effective manner. For example, Morrisons’s
management supports and motivates their employees in right direction through which they are
able to achieve success in a strategic manner. There are different steps which could support the
Global Virtual Team in order to achieve success in the future. It is very important for the
company to identify each and every step which will help them in achievement of objectives and
desired goals. It is important for the global virtual team to make a plan which is highly strategic
and to implement new strategies and ideas and also the team need to set up short term objectives
in order to improve the overall morale of employee and making them more effective and efficient
towards different activities in the future.
Factors which could affect the Global Virtual Team and also affecting their success
There are different kind of factors which could result in impacting the performance of the global
virtual team and the company could also face negative influence in the market which can
discussed below:
Outdated Technology: In context to organization, it is considered to be one of the major factors
when people who are doing from work from homes and remote areas are not able to have access
to right technological tools in order to carry out better results that are usually set by the
management of the company. Lack of technologies could result in problems and issues in the
market. The company can also loose their grip and also the competitors can easily offer better
products and services to the consumers. It is very crucial for the companies to invest in
technology which contributes towards the overall success of the organization. They can also
easily expand themselves in different regions and enhance overall sales in the industry. Also
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there are different kind of opportunities on which the company can easily capitalise in the market
with new evolution of conditions related to market.
Conflicts while working in the team: It is considered to be another crucial factor which could
affect the organizations perform. The mind set of individuals is very different from each other
and the its obvious that a situation of conflict can arise. The situation of conflict can result in
delaying achievement of objectives and creates barriers. For example, Organization like Tesco is
one of the most popular supermarket chains which offers different kind of services and products
to their customers. For the objective to resolve the situation of conflicts, it is very important to
understand each and every individual’s perspective. It is important to offer the liberty to the
employees who are working in the company in order to share their ideas and thoughts in order to
achieve the end objective in the market.
Implementation of the Tuck Man Theory
It is basically described as the strategic planning framework which is generally a tool
used by the companies for the purpose to identify the vision and end goal in order to attain a
particular objective and position in the market place. Also, there are different kind of elements
which are needed to pay emphasis on in a effective way. Below are the major elements included
in the strategic planning as described below:
Forming: It is considered to be one of the first stage of Tuckman theory in which the company
prepares team on the basis of capabilities and skills. Also, there are various kind of objectives
which could be attained by the team in an effective manner. It is also important that the members
of the team are offered with technological tool in the virtual team to achieve success. Also, there
are various factors which are important and need to be overcome. It is also important to set
project goals, timeline and individual’s capabilities. When a person works in virtual team, they
might face challenges and it is very important to overcome these challenges. Also, the culture
could result in creating major differences among the team and it is highly crucial to identify them
properly. The company need to form the team which can help in attainment of results.
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Storming: It is the stage at which the main goal is to achieve the objective of the company. The
project completion is an important thing and also there are different areas which could be
achieved by them. When a company manages virtual team, it is important to identify the needs
and concerns which could affect the growth and performance in the market. The company need
to offer strong support in order to fulfil the objectives. Also, there are different conflicts which
might arise in the virtual team because of difference in culture and backgrounds. The leader has
the major responsibility of guiding the candidates and working on weaknesses(Ahmad, 2018).
Norming: It is basically the stage at which the employee tends to work together and settle down
in a better way. Such kind of process is implemented for the objective to have healthy
surroundings and working environment. In context to Global Virtual teams, it basically focuses
on the end objective.
Performing: At this stage, the employees perform their tasks and duties in an effective manner.
Various members work in a collaborative and coordinated way and also the leader uses few
techniques in order to motivate the employees to achieve goals. All the tasks will be assigned by
the top management which need to followed for the purpose to enhance the operations of the
company. In context to Virtual Teams, most of the candidates need to follow certain path and it
is essential to implement strategies and offering right type of technologies which helps in
obtaining benefits.
Adjourning: It is described as the stage in which the team is been adjourned for particular
objective of time. For the objective to achieve targets, the company regroup their employees and
carry out necessary tasks. In context to organization, they basically create a positive impact on
the candidates which supports them a lot in creation of work in a uniformed way. In addition to
that, there are different areas which could be improved by the management for the objective offer
support to each and every member.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that for the purpose to achieve success in the
team, it is essential to use the different tools which are provided by the managers of the
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organization. Also, there has been a brief discussion regarding the different methods and new
strategies which could be used by the companies for the objective to provide essential advantages
to the team and also making them super comfortable in the workplace. In addition to that, the
main focus of the report is implementation of different theories such as Tuckman Theory.
Moreover, there is a evaluation of different factors which could result in impacting the
company’s performance in relation to the virtual team. For further context, the organization can
also offer better services and products to the consumers with the support of the management of
pace of operations.
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