Global Business Environment: Trends Analysis Group Report for HC3031

This report examines current trends in the global business environment, focusing on the critical role of teamwork and collaboration in organizational success. The report highlights the importance of team skills, communication, and leadership in diverse, multicultural settings. It explores how collaboration can be fostered within organizations, emphasizing the benefits of shared resources, reduced errors, and improved problem-solving. Furthermore, the report addresses the impact of privacy concerns on collaboration, and the need to balance individual rights with the benefits of teamwork. The report uses various research to highlight the importance of team work and how an individual can grow within a team. It also talks about how collaboration can be encouraged and how privacy is an issue that precludes collaboration. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the need for adaptability and effective communication in today's dynamic business landscape.

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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1
Importance of ability to work as team...................................................................................................1
Collaboration is encouraged..................................................................................................................4
Privacy an issue that precludes collaboration........................................................................................6
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
In this research it was found that in today’s time working as a team has very much essential
role in the success of individual. This is not only necessary for the fact that it improves the
way in which organisation performs but it is also essential for enhancing the individual’s
performance. Many researchers over the years have studied the phenomenon of
organisational behaviour which plays a critical role in the team building. It is also significant
that companies in today’s time are focusing to work as a collaborative force. Similarly, the
challenges in the growth of the individual in any industry is growing at much faster speed
hence it is crucial that individuals also ensure their sustainability in the long term (Jackson,
Sibson and Riebe, 2014). Collaboration will allow firm to play a bigger role in the
management of team hence collaboration needs to be encouraged. This report will highlight
the fact that how ability to work in a team is important in today’s time. It also illustrates the
way in which collaboration can be encouraged and the way in which privacy affects the
collaboration.
Importance of ability to work as team
Siau, Tan and Sheng, (2010) believes that an individual who has been given certain kinds of
responsibilities will have to ensure that they have a support through which they can achieve
their tasks and goals appropriately. It is not easy for the individual to work as a team. This is
because there are many factors that are affecting the team orientation and performance.
Making a place for them within a team and at the same time ensuring that they have a proper
coordination with all other team members is not easy. It is seen that there is a decrease in the
performance of the team and the individuals when there is a poor team member skills. The
ability to work as a team member depends on the way in which the team skills are utilised by
the individual. For this, it is crucial that individual’s regularly develops their skills related to
team working (Ro and Choi, 2011). For instance, communicational skills play a major role in
working as a team member. This can be understood in terms of the fact that there are people
from different parts of the world and there is cultural difference among these people hence it
becomes difficult for an individual to work in these multi-cultural teams.
On the other hand Fapohunda, (2013) suggests that every individual does not have skills to
work as a team and this is the major reason why they fail in their work process. It is important
for the individual to develop ability to work in a team as it is the demand of the people in the
current times. First thing that needs to be understood is that team working ability allows

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individuals to reduce the numbers of mistakes. This is illustrated with the fact that if an
individual fails in any of their tasks or if he is not able to perform as per the demands of the
organisation, it is the team that can help him. The support from the individuals gives him the
time to enhance their performance by looking at the variables that can give them success. For
finding the reasons why they are not able to improve their performance the role of team
members become very much essential (Bowen, 2013). For an individual they must know the
areas in which they need improvement and they must have a plan to achieve these team
building skills. In this the role of team members becomes highly crucial.
Rhee, Parent and Basu, (2013) has a view that Yes the ability to work in a team is very much
important. In the time when the business and work related challenges have become
significant, this ability has become crucial for their survival. This is because people will have
to change their working methodologies according to the changing business environment.
Ability to work in a team gives an individual to learn things that they can utilise in their work
as well. This is because a team consists of different members having different kinds of skills
and experience. Learning these skills can be difficult for the individual when they are alone.
Within a team it gives them an opportunity where they can learn new things. Assistance from
the people that are from different parts of the world allows an individual to develop skills
within them. Ability to effectively communicate with the team members within a team allows
an individual to learn new things. The most basic thing that an ability to work in a team
teaches is how people from different socio-cultural backgrounds behaves when they have
been given opportunity to work in a team (Thomas, 2014). At the same time this ability also
allows an individual to learn about several aspects of working in a multicultural environment.
For instance learning different types of languages can be easier when an individual works
within the team.
On the contrary S. DeOrtentiis, et al. (2013) states that ability to work in a team also allows
an individual to check their leadership skills. This is because team leadership is an essential
aspect that an individual must have for their personal and professional growth. Working in a
team allows an individual to gain these team leadership skills which is very much essential in
the modern day context. It is also to be understood that an individual practices leadership
skills from the team or the team leader they have been working in. Ability to work as a team
member helps an individual to learn the coordination that they can build among a group
(Pogge, 2013). In a team they learn how to put their points, how to give their own

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contribution to the team. This is essential in the current time when there is significant need of
performing better.
According to Salas, et al. (2017) ability to work as a team member lets an individual to
improve their own capability related to the management of resources. This can be understood
by the fact that many mistakes are done by a person when they work alone. In a team, since
there are many people to do a particular work and everyone’s opinion is taken while making
the decisions hence the chances that mistakes would arise decreases. This will allow proper
handling of resources which is again an important aspect in the modern day business and
helps an individual to do better in their work. Ability to work in a team allows an individual
to develop a team spirit which again helps an individual in the personal growth. This teaches
how a person can make a better bond with their co-workers and hence gain competitive
advantage over the rivals. Ability to work in a team is also crucial because it helps the firm to
achieve their long term goals especially the ones in which more numbers of stakeholders are
required within the firm (Ralea, 2011). For example, CSR activities cannot be effectively
performed by an individual. A team effort is required by the individual when it comes to
handling different aspects of the CSR activities. For example, one person cannot
communicate with all the stakeholders or one person cannot do everything on their own. For
this they need an effective team.
As per Hollingworth and Johnstone, (2014) ability to work in a team provides flexibility in
the approach of the individual. This can be understood by the example that if a person is
given any particular task, there is a chance that he does that in a particular manner while
working in a team gives them knowledge about different ways in which they can perform any
particular task. This becomes highly crucial in the case of ability to change. In the dynamic
business environment, working in such teams becomes more important. Ability to work as a
team member helps an individual to become a better voice within the organisation. It is to be
noted that individual voices are not heard in the organisation and hence working within the
team will help them in putting their voice more strongly (Lee, et al. 2010). This is very much
effective in the decision making process especially the decisions that are made related to the
strategic management.
On the contrary Nancarrow, et al. (2013) believes that an ability to work in a team also
becomes important because it distributes the onus of any project. If the project gets
successful, then everybody can boast that success but if the project got failed then the

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responsibility is distributed among everyone. This does pressurises a person or the chances
that a person will be dismissed on these grounds will reduce. This ability gives them a place
in the team and hence ensures that the pressure to deliver the work on time and quality gets
distributed among all the members of the team rather than one. This skill of an individual
gives that person an opportunity to think freely rather than going in a particular direction to
complete their task. This is not only important for the individual but it is also important for
the firms in this time when the innovation plays a bigger role in the organisational success.
Somehow ability to work in a team gives person a chance to explore himself and improve the
number of projects they can work for in a limited period of time (Sumner and Slattery, 2010).
Ability to work in a team also reduces the training needs of the people especially the trainings
that are provided by the organisation. This is because a person can learn most of things from
their colleagues or their leaders. Significance of this ability is also illustrated by the fact that
in a team, a person feels more concerned about their roles and responsibilities. He
understands the fact that if he fails to deliver his work then the work of the whole team will
get stopped. This forces them to perform better with greater responsiveness (Barczak, Lassk
and Mulki, 2010). Since the complexities in the business operations are increasing hence
working in a team can only make the work process easier. This becomes more significant in
the case of operations that are related to strategic development.
Collaboration is encouraged
In the above section of the research, it can be seen that team work is a very essential aspect in
the modern day business for individual as well as team. In such an environment, it is crucial
that collaboration is encouraged within the firm. Collaboration not only boosts the team
effectiveness but it also enhances the tuning between the employees.
Ainscow and Sandill, (2010), states that collaboration is encouraged by the company and the
individuals in different ways. Every organisation has its own culture and this culture and this
plays a significant role in the way collaboration is encouraged in that organisation. First
method that can used to encourage collaboration is building a culture of team work. Even for
the smallest of tasks there must be a team that is capable of leading that project. Practice of
being a part of the team builds an organisational culture that supports collaboration. Team
building exercises helps an organisation in building a team that is highly collaborative. These
exercises are helpful in understanding each other hence a firm is easily able to know the
problems that might arise in making collaboration. Letting people to understand each other

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act as one of the best tool that any firm can use for encouraging collaboration. When a person
understands other person, it is easier for them to work with each other since it reduces the
chances of conflicts. Collaboration can also be encouraged by reducing the egos within the
individuals. This again can be removed by understanding each other, accepting each other’s
requirements as well as respecting the knowledge and skills of other individual. In this, the
most significant role is played by the HRM as they will have to provide platform to the
employees where they can express them and reduces their hesitation in front of others. Fun
activities can be very effective in this. Setting up a narrative that success of an individual
depends on the entire team effort rather than individual’s effort can help a firm in making
better and useful teams.
On the other hand Slaikeu and Hasson, (2012) states that collaboration can also be
encouraged by choosing the most appropriate dynamics for the firm. In this regards company
must be able to encourage effective results. For instance, choosing the group goals instead of
individual goals will help the firm in making better teams that are dedicated towards the goals
of the people. Collaboration is also not usual and it is based on the understanding of the
individuals that they will not be able to compete in the market alone or say they will not be
able to produce the desired results on their own. It is to be noted that every company has its
own set of requirements from the individuals and individuals face different set of challenges
in performing their operations hence in order to achieve desired goals, collaboration is highly
necessary.
Palloff and Pratt, (2010) believes that collaboration can also be encouraged by the help of
sharing information. This is because when knows everyone thing about the people whom they
are working then the chances that they can achieve maximum profit enhances. This is also
significant from the fact that there are people from different parts of the world and due to
their cultural difference it is often difficult for the HRM to make a healthy bond between the
two. In this situation ensuring highly collaborative working style can be a difficult job. In
order to do so, it is essential that a firm has developed a common culture for their
organisation. This helps them in gaining control of the situation by diminishing the walls of
the culture. Putting everyone at the equal platforms will not be easy for the company but still
they need to try it for ensuring that success is long term and also for making sure that nobody
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Calamel, et al. (2012) has a view point that collaboration can also be encouraged by giving
some kind of rewards to the teams that performs well. Promoting team culture with the help
of some kinds of reward encourages people to improve their capabilities as a team member
which again is a crucial aspect in the modern day business. More collaboration can be
encouraged within the organisation by the help of providing support to the team. This is done
when the leaders will themselves be the part of the team. Many researchers suggest that it is
the orientation program that plays a critical role in the making collaboration among the
employees. This is because when the employees are fresh in any organisation, they are easily
able to make team collaborations with each other. Since it is also a new phase when
employees learn new things about their colleagues and teaching the team culture to these
employees can be significantly an easier job. This orientation program must consist of
trainings related to team dynamics. Team dynamics needs to be taught from the base so that
no problems exist in the making collaboration with each other.
Privacy an issue that precludes collaboration
Many researchers also suggest that privacy is one of the biggest that acts as a barrier in
making collaboration. This can be significantly understood by the fact that there are people or
the organisation which often do not want to collaborate with others because they feel that by
doing so they need to share some of their crucial information which might be a threat to their
privacy. Savery, (2015) suggests that in the long term this can act as a loss to the individual.
In the time when information has become the key to success, sharing what is important for
collaboration and hiding things that are not so essential. While collaboration is encouraged it
should be kept in mind that the privacy does come at the top. The concerns to privacy become
bigger when the people used IT mediums for their communication. Making collaboration
through IT channels that are not so safe is a biggest mistake that a firm can do to make
collaboration.
According to Healey, (2014) Privacy is also a threat to collaboration as it reduces the chances
of people to interact with each other. People are often hesitant about talking to others about
their work. Their create information gap between the two and hence they are unable to match
each other’s requirements. In the long term the results of such collaborations are not
satisfactory and unable to continue for longer period of time. This perception of people
reduces the chances of the individuals to make a collaborative force. This can be improved by
enhancing the trust among each other which can further be built by giving trust building task

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among the group of people. Effective workplace is always a reflection of the culture that is
present at that place. Building a culture of trust can remove this barrier related privacy. An
individual or unit must always learn that what thing needs to shared and what are thing that
needs to be hidden. One of the perfect examples of it can be seen in Apple where there is
collaboration at the base of their working culture but at the same time they also ensures that
privacy is maintained at each organisational unit (Saafein and Shaykhian, 2014). Every unit
within the firm works with each other but at the same time every unit does not know what
others are doing. Everyone is given a task which they have to do and all works in a group to
achieve the bigger goals. This model can be applied at the individual levels where individuals
can share things that are necessary and hide things that are not.
Conclusion
From the above based report, it can be concluded that the amount of complexity that arise in
the modern day work, it has become significantly important for the individual to have the
ability to work in a team. It is not only important for making the work process easier but it is
also essential for enlarging the effectiveness of their work. Ability to work in a team allows a
person to learn new things from their colleagues. These new skills help the organisation to
attain success in their projects and also reduce their training needs. Collaboration can be
encouraged within the organisation by the help of the training and tea building activities.
Bringing a work culture that supports collaboration is important in this regards. The only
thing that precludes people from doing collaboration is their concerns related to privacy.

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