TEAM Shining Star
An analysis of team diversity needs and
issues surrounding global virtual teams
Team Diversity in
Virtual and Global Leadership
Overarching Problems & Question & Gaps in Literature
Overarching Problems Existing With Team Diversity in Virtual Global Teams
An examination of team diversity issues surrounding virtual and global teams relating to misunderstandings or miscommunication that may arise due to generational or cultural differences.
A lack of awareness regarding diversity issues existing on global teams may lead to lower contributions in group collaboration in virtual work scenarios. Additionally, this may lead to conflict resulting from shifts in responsibilities, imbalanced workload, or confusion of instructions and responsibilities.
There may be a lack of openness or mindfulness of others from differing cultural backgrounds. The absence of team diversity awareness may create divisions among team members which can have a negative impact on team dynamics, communication and trust within the team.
The Overarching Question on Team Diversity in Virtual Global Leadership?
How does lack of cultural awareness of diversity of a virtual group impact team performance?
Gaps in Literature
1. Deficiencies in deeper analysis of group information and underlying aspects that may drive what makes a group unique
2. Research on diversity has been generalized in terms of the basic ideology of categorization groups.
3. Diversity research tends to be limited based on those that work on the assumption that social categorizations are related to a specific aspect of diversity.