BCOM101: Analyzing Homogeneous Teams in Business Communication

This assignment comprises an essay and a self-reflective piece focusing on the effectiveness of homogeneous teams in business communication. The essay argues that homogeneous teams can enhance organizational performance by facilitating quicker team building, better communication, and focused productivity. It also acknowledges potential drawbacks such as decreased efficiency due to a lack of diverse perspectives and ethnic homogeneity. The self-reflective essay discusses the student's learning experience, highlighting the advantages of homogeneous teams in promoting smoother communication and decision-making. The student reflects on how these insights can be applied to improve team performance and gain a competitive advantage. References to relevant academic articles are included to support the arguments presented.

Running head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Part I: ESSAY – “HOMOGENEOUS TEAMS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE”
The term homogenous refers to the conditions wherein the various members of the
concerned group of items are similar in nature. The homogeneity in the several teams that are
operative within the business organization refer to the matters that pertain to the conditions
wherein the professional profiles of concerned employees of the concern are similar in nature.
The homogeneity within the several teams that are present within a business organization is
known to be beneficial for the smooth operations within the organization (Hoogendoorn, Parker
and Van Praag 2017). This leads to the increase in the competitive advantage within the given
company. The following essay attempts a persuasive discussion on the matters that pertain to the
effectiveness of the homogenous teams within the workplaces.
The workforce of the organization is generally divided into teams that work together in
order to deal with the matters that pertain to the achievement of the various goals that have been
set by the organizational management. The homogeneous workforce within the company helps
the concerned employers of the organization to deal with the team that has a similar background
in terms of the various norms pertaining to the culture as well as the social surroundings wherein
the company operates. The concerned companies have been known to benefit from the
employment of a homogeneous workforce within the organization (Marx, Pons and Suri 2015).
The homogeneity within the workforce of the organization helps in the matters that pertain to the
building of the team in a comparatively shorter time span. The homogenous teams within an
organization tends to help the concerned organization to bring together the like-minded people
who are known to share the similar experiences and knowledge on a certain matter related to the
performance of the organization. This might in turn help in the speedy solution within the
organization (Bredereck et al. 2015). The homogeneous teams are often observed to maintain the

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use of a single language within themselves. This might help in the communication within the
team. The proper communication within the team of members might help in the matters that
pertain to the proper performance within the team (Mansoor et al. 2013). This leads to the
matters that are related to the improvement within the overall performances within the
organization.
The homogenous teams within the organization are often known to have been dealing
with the matters that pertain to the focusing of the productivity of the concerned business
organization. This might be achieved through the activities that pertain to the management and
the monitoring of the various ideas and the opinions that are shared by the concerned members of
the workforce of the organization. The similarity within the team members leads to the drop in
the efficiency of the work that is performed by the concerned members of the team. These types
of conditions might occur within the team in cases wherein an ethnic homogeneity is depicted
within the concerned team. The ethnic homogeneity within the concerned team might lead to the
drop in the performance levels of the employees of the concerned team within the organization
(Adair, Hideg and Spence 2013). The drop in the performance levels of the concerned staff is
observed to affect the factors that pertain to the overall performance of the organization.
The homogeneity within the workforce also helps in the matters that pertain to the
division of the roles and the responsibilities that are assigned to a certain group of employees
within the organization. The formation of the team that is homogenic in nature is known to be
one of the major hurdles for the concerned management of the organization. The formation of the
team involves the selection of the employees who might be brought together to construct the
teams. The concerned team members are often selected on the basis of the characteristics of a
certain person who has been chosen to be the best suited for the concerned team as well as the

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job that needs to be assigned to the team. The homogeneity within the concerned team members
tend to help in the matters that pertain to the physical levels as well as the emotional levels of the
employees of the organization (Mangelsdorf 2018). This assists the proper and the speedy
completion of the work that has been assigned to the team (Takeuchi et al. 2013). The
homogeneity within the members of the team assist in the matters that pertain to the
interdependence among the members of the workforce who are a part of the same team. The
homogeneous distribution within the team also helps in the matters that pertain to the decisions
that have been undertaken by the team. The homogeneity also considers the factors that are
related to the several processes that are implemented by the concerned team in order to complete
the assigned task. The homogeneity of the team further deals with the variety of the decisions
that are undertaken by the concerned team. The factors that have been discussed above are
known to be contributing to the matters that pertain to the productivity of the individual members
of the team as well as the entire team at large (Guillaume et al. 2017). The productivity of the
team is however known as one of the factors that play an active role in the activities that pertain
to the decision-making within the given organization. These factors also affect the proper
communications within the organization. The members of the homogeneous teams are often
found to be effective in the communication that is necessary within the concerned team. This
assists in the improvement in the performance of the team as well as the organization at large
thereby bringing about a positive change in the competitive advantage of the concerned business
organization.
In lieu of the above discussion, it might be mentioned that the homogeneity within the
members who belong to the same team leads to the improvement in the performance of the
concerned team. The proper performance of the members of the team might influence the overall

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performance of the company at large. This might lead to the increase in the generation of the
revenue of the company as well as help in the smooth operations of the company due to the
decisions that are undertaken by the concerned members of the team.

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References
Adair, W.L., Hideg, I. and Spence, J.R., 2013. The culturally intelligent team: The impact of
team cultural intelligence and cultural heterogeneity on team shared values. Journal of Cross-
Cultural Psychology, 44(6), pp.941-962.
Bredereck, R., Köhler, T., Nichterlein, A., Niedermeier, R. and Philip, G., 2015. Using patterns
to form homogeneous teams. Algorithmica, 71(2), pp.517-538.
Guillaume, Y.R., Dawson, J.F., Otaye‐Ebede, L., Woods, S.A. and West, M.A., 2017.
Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What moderates the effects of workplace
diversity?. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38(2), pp.276-303.
Hoogendoorn, S., Parker, S.C. and Van Praag, M., 2017. Smart or diverse start-up teams?
Evidence from a field experiment. Organization Science, 28(6), pp.1010-1028.
Mangelsdorf, M.E., 2018. The Trouble With Homogeneous Teams. MIT Sloan Management
Review, 59(2), pp.43-47.
Mansoor, H.S., Ali, H., Ali, N. and Ali, H., 2013. Cognitive diversity and team performance: a
review. J. Basic Appl. Sci. Res, 3(6), pp.9-13.
Marx, B., Pons, V. and Suri, T., 2015. Homogeneous Teams and Productivity.
Takeuchi, J., Kass, S.J., Schneider, S.K. and VanWormer, L., 2013. Virtual and face‐to‐face
teamwork differences in culturally homogeneous and heterogeneous teams. Journal of
Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 4(2), pp.17-34.

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PART II: SELF-REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
The homogeneity within the concerned team of employees might lead to the conditions
wherein the smoothness of the activities is maintained within the organization. The following
essay deals with the reflection on the matters that pertain to the advantages of the homogenous
teams within the given organization.
The homogeneous teams within the organization should be promoted within the
organization. The essay has helped me to learn more on the major advantages of the homogenous
teams within an organization lie in the fact that the homogeneous workforce within the company
helps the concerned employers of the organization to deal with the team that has a similar
background in terms of the various norms pertaining to the culture as well as the social
surroundings wherein the company operates. I have learned that the companies benefit from the
employment of a homogeneous workforce within the organization. The homogeneity within the
workforce of the organization helps in building the team in a comparatively shorter time span.
However, there exists certain constraints in the matters related to the homogeneity within the
concerned team of employees within the organization. These constraints generally pertain to the
decrease in the efficiency of the workforce due to the implementation of the homogenous teams
within the organization (Arnold et al. 2018). The essay has helped me learn the similarities that
exist within the team members leads to the drop in the efficiency of the work that is performed
by the concerned members of the team. The ethnic homogeneity within the concerned team
might lead to the drop in the performance levels of the employees of the concerned team within
the organization. Thus, I would try to abide by the learnings from the persuasive essay and
incorporate them in my course of action.

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I have also learned that the other major advantage that is related to the implementation of
the various communicational factors within the organization. The homogeneity within the team
enables a smoother communication among the members of the team as well as the concerned
management of the organization. The homogeneous distribution within the team also helps in the
matters that pertain to the decisions that have been undertaken by the team (Robles and Robles
2016). The homogeneity also considers the factors that are related to the several processes that
are implemented by the concerned team in order to complete the assigned task. The essay has
helped me learn the fact that the homogeneity of the team deals with the variety of the decisions
that are undertaken by the concerned team. The productivity of the team is however known as
one of the factors that play an active role in the activities that pertain to the decision-making
within the given organization. I would be implementing the various learning sin my future course
of activities as a part of the team in order to help my organization gain the competitive advantage
over the other competitors that have been present within the concerned market.
Thus, from the above discussion it might be pointed out that the homogeneity within the
several teams within an organization leads to the improvement in the overall performance of the
organization. Thus, it might safely be opined that the homogenous teams contribute to the
improvement of the communication within the business organization in discussion.

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References
Arnold, M.C., Hannan, R.L. and Tafkov, I.D., 2018. Team Member Subjective Communication
in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Teams. The Accounting Review.
Robles, A. and Robles, M., 2016. Changes in Welfare with a Heterogeneous Workforce: The
Case of Peru. In Income Inequality Around the World (pp. 79-107). Emerald Group Publishing
Limited.