MNG81001: Collaboration in Virtual Teams - Presentation Slides

This presentation focuses on the dynamics of virtual teams, particularly in the context of a globally distributed marketing team spanning Sydney, New York, Beijing, and Mumbai. It emphasizes the importance of fostering a collaborative atmosphere through effective communication and conflict management, facilitated by tools like instant messaging. The presentation also highlights the need for empowering team members through delegation and decision-making autonomy to boost morale and motivation. Furthermore, it underscores the development of interpersonal communication skills and the establishment of online resources to bridge cultural differences and enhance understanding among team members. The goal is to enable innovation and achieve project objectives within the virtual team setting, addressing concerns about scheduling and communication effectiveness.

The atmosphere of collaboration.
 The practice ensures there is teamwork that will facilitate collaboration
that will foster innovation that will make marketing activities effective.
The practice will be possible by ensuring there is effective conflict
management in the team (Daim et al.2012, p.205). Instant messaging
among the team will also enable the practice to take place.

Empowering team members
 The practice ensures the team spirit and morale of the team is
kept high (Pazos, 2012, p.410).. The practice, in turn, will
motivate the team members which leads to the achievement of
the targets and objectives of the project being executed.

Empowering team members
 The practice will be possible by ensuring the team leader
delegates some of the duties to the team members (Pinjani and
Palvia, 2013, p.147). This will help to build the needed trust in the
virtual team. Freedom to make some critical decisions will also
enable the team to feel motivated and feel their efforts in the are
being appreciated by the team leader

Development of effective interpersonal
communication skills
 The practice will ensure interaction among the team members which
will lead to sharing of ideas and information which will create an
environment for collaboration, innovation, and invention (Saafein and
Shaykhian, 2014, p.460). The practice will be enabled by ensuring
that there is frequent communication among the team members.

Development of effective
interpersonal communication
skills Establishment of online resources which will enable the virtual
team members to learn about each other will facilitate the
practice to take place (Hoch and Kozlowski, 2014, p.390). .
Establishment of the communication ethics in the team will also
help as this will help to avoid cultural differences that may hinder
communication in the team.