MNG81001 Management Communication: Managing and Leading Virtual Teams

This presentation provides an overview of managing and leading virtual teams, emphasizing their formation, advantages, and disadvantages. It highlights the benefits of using the latest communication technologies to enable individuals from different geographical locations to work on complex projects. Advantages include faster customer response, competitive advantage through quicker project completion, and reduced overhead costs. However, challenges such as communication disruptions, lack of leadership skills, potential conflicts, and inefficient team members are also discussed. The presentation concludes with recommendations for utilizing virtual teams, especially for start-up companies aiming for market growth, and emphasizes the importance of skilled employees for project delivery efficiency. References to academic articles support the points made throughout the presentation. Desklib provides access to similar presentations and solved assignments for students.

Managing and Leading Virtual Teams
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Introduction
• It helps in forming up of teams in an effective manner
• Use of latest communication technology such as emails,
video conferencing and FAX
• Individuals can work on complex projects from different
geographical locations

Advantages
• Meeting the demands of the target customers at a faster
rate
• The organization will gain competitive advantage due to
the completion of the complex projects at a faster rate
• Technological support can be provided by the company

Contd…
• Overhead cost of the organization will be less, as
computers will be provided by organization
• The service length will be provided according to the needs
of the companies
• Assemble of talented individuals will help in solving the
complex projects at a faster rate

Disadvantages
• Location of the employees may disrupt communication
between the teams
• Lack of leadership skills may hamper the effectiveness of
the teams
• May result in conflicts within the organization
• Hiring the wrong employees may lead to inefficiency of
the team

Recommendation and
Conclusion
• Use of virtual teams will provide benefits to the
organization
• Start-up companies can use it to increase their level of
growth in the market
• Efficiency in delivering the projects will increase with the
help of skilled employees
• Virtual teams will help in positive outcome of the
organization

Reference List
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• Crisp, C.B. and Jarvenpaa, S.L., 2013. Swift trust in global virtual teams: Trusting beliefs and
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• El-Sofany, H.F., Alwadani, H.M. and Alwadani, A., 2014. Managing virtual team work in IT projects:
Survey. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 7(4), pp.28-33.
• Hoch, J.E. and Kozlowski, S.W., 2014. Leading virtual teams: Hierarchical leadership, structural
supports, and shared team leadership. Journal of applied psychology, 99(3), p.390.
• Lilian, S.C., 2014. Virtual teams: Opportunities and challenges for e-leaders. Procedia-Social and
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• Morgan, L., Paucar-Caceres, A. and Wright, G., 2014. Leading effective global virtual teams: The
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624.