Management and Organisations in a Global Environment

Management and
Organisations in a Global
Environment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Downsides to building a diverse workforce...........................................................................3
Stress management for individual employees .......................................................................4
Essential of success and challenges faced by a team based firm along with competencies for
virtual leadership....................................................................................................................4
Factors improving effectiveness of communicators in corporations. ....................................5
Description of several types of power in a firm ....................................................................6
Differences between mechanistic and organic firms according to contingency approach.....7
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Organisations expand their international presence in order to earn higher profitability and
and increase their overall profitability by generating new sources of income. The present report
provides information about negative effects of diverse workforce along with elements which
enhance success and create challenges for a team based enterprise. Competencies for virtual
leadership and factors which enhance communication in a business environment are provided in
this report. Various types of power and distinguishing features between mechanistic and organic
firms are also given in this report.
MAIN BODY
Downsides to building a diverse workforce
In order to maintain high productivity and gain diverse range of opinions global
organisations aim to diversify their workforce through the usage of several tools such as hiring
for diversity or implementing policies which enhance equality in the workplace. Increasing
workplace diversity also has some negative effects in the firm which are provided below: Unresolved disputes: Increasing diversity is one of the reasons behind increasing
number of unresolved workplace disputes. Presence of varying opinions invites dispute
within the workplace which is not easy to solve as employees have come from distinct
background (Hampden-Turner and Trompenaars, 2020). Regular disputes in the
workplace result in decreased productivity, construct hostile environment and discourage
employees from reaching their highest potential. Miscommunication: Presence of employees from various religious, cultural, economical
and geographical backgrounds can lead to miscommunication in the workplace. This is
because employees from different backgrounds have different way of informal
communication and may take time understanding the ways in which the corporate world
exchanges information (Newkirk, 2019).
 Team isolation: If a company prioritises diversity in their workplace certain teams may
become hostile which results in team isolation and decreases overall output of the firm.
This damages the workflow in the company and decreases quality of outcome produced
by firm. This situation is highly dangerous for the firm as such teams not only produce