Organization behavior What advantages are there to groups/teams comprised of members from around the globe? There are various advantages of there are members in the group around the globe. One of the advantages is related with diversity. If there are different members then it would be easy for the top authorities to maintain diversity in the team. By having people from different background, it will be easy for the team member to share a unique approach and also it will assist in generating innovative ideas. Different languages can also be the benefit for the team members. How would these advantages be different in complex projects? The advantage related with different opinions and views will be different in complex projects. There will be different people from different backgrounds so if there is complex projects the people will handle with unique ideas. If in the complex process, the unique language is used by the customers or higher authorities then it would be easy for the team member to deal with complex projects. Better understanding can be generated within the other team members (Conrad, 2018). What challenges do you believe a PM will face in managing a project group over international boundaries? The challenge that will be faced by the project manager in controlling the project group is related with communication. It is not possible for the project manager to learn all the languages so it could be one of the challenges. Different people of different country have their own language. If proper use of the language is not done then it would be difficult to manage the projects group over the international market (Stahl & Tung, 2015). How can you prepare for, or minimize these challenges? This challenge can be reduced if the project manager takes use of the mediator to communicate their words. It will help in managing the project groups over the international boundaries as well. 2
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