Arguably the trickiest part of building and maintaining an effective virtual team is the task of balancing
“togetherness” and “apartness.” Read:
Nemiro, J. (n.d.). Chapter 1: Mapping out the creative process and work design approach. In Creativity in
virtual teams: Key components for success (pp. 3-23). John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/46/07879711/0787971146.pdf
After considering the material in this reading as well as any other research material you choose to use:
Reflect on how a virtual team best addresses the balance between togetherness and apartness. Specifically,
you will want to think about how the work in virtual teams is designed and how leadership is handled.
What are the options for Work Design and Leadership of virtual teams?
How do task requirements and team characteristics affect design and leadership (such as rotating, etc.)? Be
specific and give examples if appropriate.
Assess the effectiveness of the structures/practices covered by the readings in this module for virtual teaming.
(In other words, do they work, or are the authors of the lessons hopelessly out of touch with reality?)
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