Impact of Teamwork and Technology on Virgin Media Business Limited

This presentation focuses on the significance of teamwork within organizations, particularly at Virgin Media Business Limited, emphasizing its role in enhancing operational efficiency and achieving business goals. It examines group formation, referencing Tuckman's model for team development and highlighting the importance of clearly defined roles and responsibilities. The presentation also discusses factors that promote effective teamwork, such as employee engagement and proper delegation, while addressing impediments like poor coordination and cultural differences. Furthermore, it evaluates the impact of technology on team functioning, noting both its potential to improve communication and networking capabilities and the challenges it presents in requiring continuous learning and adaptation. The conclusion reinforces the importance of teamwork and technology in driving organizational success, with references to relevant academic sources.

Organizational Behavior

Introduction
In the current presentation the learning has focused on team
work. It is one of most essential activity which can amend the
operations of business firm. It also focused on impact of
technological tools within organization.

4.1 How groups are formed
 Group mainly refereed as collective manner to have efforts so that particular goal
can be accomplished in proper manner.
 Groups can be classified in formal as well as informal manner.
 A situation where number of individuals are working collectively for specific
purpose can be termed as a group.
 Group dynamics is a way in which groups are formed to meet different activities
and functions.

Contd...
 Teams can be formed in Virgin Media Business Limited to
accomplish specific purposes. Employees of Virgin Media
Business Limited can work in integrated manner.
 Currently business firm is focusing on Tuckman's model for
team development. It is way in which teams can be designed in
appropriate manner to meet goals.
 Virgin Media Business Limited can focus on team building
aspects as it will allow workforce to share their roles and
resoponsiblities with team memberts.

Contd...
 It is necessary to ensure that all the participants working in the
team have improved focus on roles and responsiblities, it will
amend the organizational sucess.
 At Virgin Media Business Limited, number of teams can be
provided and every member needs to play different roles for
better acomplishment of goals.

Team formation
 Forming: In this teams are formed due to some confusion and uncertainty. In this
goals can not be accomplished in effective manner. At this stage, members can
also learn the purpose of the group and its key principles.
 Storming: It is mostly formed to deal with highest level of disagreement and
conflict. Workers work in collective manner and ready to accept changes. In this,
Virgin Media Business Limited members can take challenge to meet the goals and
have positive experience.

Contd...
Norming: It is to reduce the differences in the individual behaviors
and expectations. Responsibilities can be divided among Virgin
Media Business Limited members and lead business to great success.
Adjourning: In this, teams can be formed to accomplish key or basic
tasks. In Virgin Media Business Limited team can also provide
support to key developments and expertise responsibilities.

Group behavior within organizations
 People at Virgin Media Business Limited can work in integrated manner to meet
goals and perform job roles in adequate manner.
 Employees must have proper information about the organizational aims and
objectives in order to meet the goals. Virgin Media Business Limited focuses on
both formal as well as informal behavior within team.

4.2 Discuss factors that promotes
development of effective team work
 Proper employee engagement: Virgin Media Business Limited must have proper
participation in team activities to have adequate work style within a team.
 Availability of complex projects: Virgin Media Business Limited can focus on
diverse subjects so teams can be split into diverse manner. This also enhances the
ways of managing all the tasks.
 Proper delegation of roles and responsibilities: The leader can delegate various
roles and responsibilities in adequate manner which helps the followers to conduct
all the job profiles in prominent manner.

Contd...
 Group norms are such aspects that should be followed in each
and every team and that are essential for Virgin Media Business
Limited as well because that aids in managing every dimension
of team management.
 Group decision making process exists at Virgin Media Business
Limited where in all the people in the groups are integrated
into organizational processes.

Factors that impede effective teamwork
in the organization
 Improper coordination among the team: Improper coordination in the team not
only affects team work but also it creates difference among people. People do
have cultural differences and such aspects leads to conflicts and issues.
 Improper communication: When people do not communicate properly in the
team, the work gets hampered and it also affects team bond.
 Cultural difference: Apparently, when people come from different religions and
culture; they faces issues in managing team work and this chiefly happens due to
lack of support.

4.3 Evaluate the impact of technology on team
functioning at Virgin Media Business Limited
 The use of new technologies can improve as well as it can hinder the performance
of team members at Virgin Media Business Limited .
 As technology changes, team members of Virgin Media Business Limited must
have proper knowledge about it for effective operations.
 With the increasing use of technology at Virgin Media Business Limited ,
employees can have knowledge about different tools and devices which can
manage their work processes. Further they can also amend their skills in proper
way.

Contd...
 Communication system can be improved with ise of dievrse
technological tools.
 Use of technology in Virgin Media Business Limited will also
amend the operational effectiveness and opportunities in global
level.
 Networking capability can also be improved by using various
new satellite technology

Conclusion
As per the above presentation it can be said that the business
firm can acomplish organizational goals by focusing on team
work. It is beneficial for development of skills and effective
task accomplishment. Moreover, technology can also
enhance the organizational effectiveness.

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