Managing Global Teams Name Institution Introduction Introduction Global Information Systems
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MANAGING GLOBAL TEAMS 2INTRODUCTIONGlobal information systems can be defined as the information systems which are designed with the main goal of collecting, processing and integrating information to for a given field. This system has been adopted by many businesses to carry out their operations of managing the global teams. These global teams include the workers and other stakeholders who are employed or have partnered with multinational companies to carry out a business. The control of these information systems has an extensive history ranging from the early views on themanagement of the system development projects to more recent examination of the technology outsourcing (Bulgurcu et al., 2010). There are different models which are used in adopting the global information systems to manage the global teams. The next section will discuss some of the most used models in adopting the GIS.Diffusion on innovation (DOI)This is one of the widely used models in adopting the GIS. It focuses on how, why and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures operating at individual and firm levels (Anderson and Raza, 2010). This theory claims that innovations are communicated through given specific channels for a certain period of time, and they only affect a given target group. There is an assumption that people have different perceptions which in turn influence their willingness to adopt the GIS and hence the adoption rate is normally distributed at any given period of time (Anderson and Raza, 2010). Breaking the normality individuals are categorized in the five levels of this theory. Those categories include the innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards. It also includes two types of people the
MANAGING GLOBAL TEAMS 3opponents and the supporters of the innovations. It is through the supporters and the opponents where the best decision about the innovations is made.Based on this theory, the GIS at the firm level is influenced by three factors. Those factors include the leader characteristics, the internal structural characteristics of the organization, and the external characteristics of the organization (Hofmann-Wellenhof et al., 2012). The leader characteristics describe her attitude towards change and his or he willingness in accommodating new ideas. The internal structural characteristics include aspects of centralization, realization, and formalization of the firm. Centralization is the degree, at which the power is concentrated within few individuals of the firm, complexity is the degree to which the employees poses knowledge and expertise in fields which are of benefit to the company, and formalization is the degree to which the company emphasizes the importance of following rules and procedure of the firm to its members (Hofmann-Wellenhof et al., 2012). This theory is basedon research and analysis of the companies’ policies.Technology, Organization, and environment context This model was developed in early 1990’s to help in advancing the DOI model. It focuses on three aspects which influence the adoption and implementation of the GIS strategies in any given company (Ifinedo, 2012). The technological aspect describes both the internal and external technology devices being used in the firm. The organizational structure refers to descriptive measures about the organization such as scope, size and managerial structure (Ifinedo, 2012). The environment context focuses on the area in which the company has been carrying out its business and the potential competitors, customers and the possible threats to the company. All these aspects if well integrated make the company successful in business.
MANAGING GLOBAL TEAMS 4Many scholars use this method to understand the GIS and IT adoption models in the firms. Some of those aspects include the electronic data interchange (EDI), open systems, Websites, E-commerce, and management systems (Ifinedo, 2012). These aspects cannot be well analyzed using the DOI hence the best model to analyze them is the TOI.GIS control This is defined as the process of an individual or a group of persons who seek to influence the behavior of another person to achieve certain set objectives. Those objectives can either be developmental or operational (Ifinedo, 2012). It includes both the managerial and conceptualization methods in controlling a given group of individuals. It affects the GIS direct. Those people who are easily influenced and are not rigid for a change adopt the new methods easily and hence there is a high probability of significant growth in those companies they work in. GIs control includes an evaluation of different aspects. Those aspects include the evaluation of the technical parts of the organization like information security mechanisms; the managerial techniques influence the employees towards the achievement of the firm objectives (Ifinedo, 2012). Information security and governance are also directly related to the GIS control. This is because it is within the GIS control where the security measures and the most effective governance strategies are developed. This includes the incorporation of the employees and other internal and external stakeholders who have direct influence on the firm.GIS is directly influenced by five primary control concepts. Those concepts include the Social-emotional experiences, control environment, control outcomes, and the control execution.
MANAGING GLOBAL TEAMS 5All those four factors influence the fifth factor which is the control features (Ifinedo, 2012). The factors affect the company both internally and externally.Control environment This is also viewed as an independent entity in GIS. It is basically focused on the general environment in which the business and control of the global employees operate. It presents organizational factors which can directly influence the choice of employees or the choice of a customer (Ifinedo, 2012). Five themes are the main determinants of the control environment. They include the choice, strategy, structure, process, culture, and people (Al Sawalqa & Qtish, 2012). The strategy theme refers to the influence which the management uses to maintain in the market over the specified environment. The structure theme refers to the characteristics which define the model of the business and its relation to managing the overboard employees (Al Sawalqa & Qtish, 2012). The process theme refers to how the chosen structure and strategy influence the choice of GIS environment control (Al Sawalqa & Qtish, 2012). The culture theme refers to how the internal and external characteristics of the company influence the culture of other competitors both internally and externally.The Rip Curl Company This is an Australian company which deals with designing, manufacturing, and retailing the Surfing sports ware. It is a global company which operates in many regions of the world. Most of its operations are carried out in Australia, Europe, South America, North America and South Africa (Beverland et al., 2010). It was founded in 1969 by Warbrick and Brian with its operations limited to only Australia (Beverland et al., 2010). By the year 1970, it had started the
MANAGING GLOBAL TEAMS 6operations of making Wetsuits which they believed were the best for surfing. This was influenced by the existing technology by then.This company has been known as one of the most powerful companies in campaigns in surfing history. It influenced the making of some surfing films. It has won many awards abroad and within Australia due to its outstanding abilities in innovations. The Flash Bomb wetsuit wonthree consecutive SIMA awards. The company took more than six awards at the SBIA awards in Australia in the year 2017. The campaign launched for my Bikini won the SIMA award in the year 2013.Since this company has an outstanding performance, this research will be based on it. Theevaluation of how it manages the GIS will be analyzed, and the challenges which it faces will also be analyzed to make sure that the research gaps are met. Another reason which has made this Company to be chosen is that it is a global company which operates in different geographicallocations in the world and hence they management has an experience of diverse culture, differenttariffs, economic stability and other challenges which face companies which operate globally. Also, the company has been in existence for a long period of time hence its stability in the market means that it has the potential to overcome most of those barriers. Research objectives 1. To gain understanding of information systems and the importance in business2. To better understand why the multinational companies use the Global information systems3. To identify different business problems and how they can bring challenges in the global information systems
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