HRMT101 Critical Thinking Week 6 Assignment
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Week 6: Assignment #2 – Critical Thinking
Instructions
Virtual Teams: Making It Work
Virtual teams are composed of employees who are physically dispersed throughout the nation or around the world. They are linked by various forms of electronic technology. Face-to-face contact is usually minimal or nonexistent. Virtual teams face several challenges: time zone differences, which make quick information exchanges difficult, and cultural miscues, which can cause misunderstandings. When teams don’t meet in person, its less likely they will develop the kind of chemistry common to productive teams that have face-to-face meetings. Many virtual teams are in continuous danger of becoming dysfunctional.
Recent research has identified certain traits and practices common to most virtual teams. Here are a few important rules for making these teams productive.
- Choose a few team members who already know each other. This will speed up the process of building networks among team members. Invest in online resources that help all team members quickly learn about one another.
- Ensure the task is meaningful to team members and the company. Assign tasks that are challenging and interesting.
- The virtual team should include “boundary spanners,” persons who have many connections to useful people outside of the team.
- Develop a team mission statement along with teamwork expectations, project goals, and deadlines.
- Create an online site where team members can collaborate, exchange ideas, and motivate one another. The team should have a shared online work space that all members can access 24 hours a day.
- Encourage frequent communication and try to reach agreement about preferred communication tools.
- If you are a virtual team leader, find ways to mark team progress toward goals.
Instructions: Answer the questions below for this assignment. Keep in mind the information preceding the instructions when preparing your paper, and ensure that you follow the format for this assignment provided immediately following the Questions.
Assignment Questions:
- In your opinion, which of the five dysfunctionsof a team would be the greatest barrier to virtual team productivity? Remember, to only Select only one (1)of the 5 listed below. Defend your answer.
- Absence of trust: Trust is considered the foundation of effective teamwork.
- Fear of conflict: Teams that lack trust are not capable of engaging in open, unfiltered debate.
- Lack of commitment: When team members fail to voice their views openly during passionate debate, they rarely buy-in and commit to decisions.
- Avoidance of accountability: Without commitment and buy-in, team members are often hesitant to call their peers on actions and behaviors that seem counterproductive to the good of the team.
- Inattention to results: Failure to hold one another accountable creates an environment where team members put their own needs above the collective goals of the team.
- What can be done to avoid information overloadwhen a virtual team is made up of 25 or more members?
Research Paper Instructions:
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Submit your work as an MS WORD ATTACHMENT in either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. No other file format can be accepted (i.e., no .pdf, read-only, or Apple file formats).Write a 1-2 page paper regarding your findings, using APA format, and submit no later then Sunday, 11:55 PM, EST. Your paper must have an introduction, body, and conclusion. In addition, papers longer than 2 pages will not be read after the second page. As such, please ensure that all questions are answered within the first two pages, as your grade will be based on the first two pages received. Your paper must include a reference page, title page, and in-text citations for all listed references in accordance with the APA manual, 7th edition chapter 8 (citation formatting) and chapter 9 (reference/source formatting). NOTE: The Title and Reference page is not included in the total page count.
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (3) supporting peer-reviewed references or sources (do NOT use Wikipedia, encyclopedias, unknown, undated, or anonymous sources, such as websites), include a reference section, and cite all listed references properly in your paper, in accordance with the 7th edition of the APA manual, chapters 8 and 9.
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Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. 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