Reference no: EM13360886

Organizational Behavior and Teamwork

You are in charge of managing a global virtual team that develops a high technology product. Your company is headquartered in Northern California, where the R&D is also located. But team members are all over the world, in China, in India, in France, in Ireland, in Mexico, and in Brazil. The team is made up of top professionals in various functions, such as engineering, marketing, manufacturing, etc.

Part 1. Organizing the team, developing rules, assigning tasks, following up on tasks (who is in charge of what, deadlines, accountability etc.).

Part 2. Setting up Communication, overcoming time zones, technology

Part 3. Language Issues

Part 4. Cultural differences (based on Hofstede's Model)