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Reid Online Virtual TeamCommunications technologies, such as email, web pages and video conferencing are allowing the formation of teams with geographically distributed members. Labelled virtual teams, they represent an important emerging organizational structure which facilitates collaboration between team members located almost anywhere in the world.
If a virtual team is comprised of members from different countries, it may also enable the organization to become more flexible and to compete globally. Another benefit of virtual teams is that when they draw upon global resources, they can typically work twenty-four hours a day instead of eight or nine hours a traditional team typically works. Choosing your team carefully is the first move, most ideal team members do not require much outside stimulation or control, they are able to perform a task in any environment.
Virtual teams are becoming increasingly popular with workers who want to work at home, which can increase employee satisfaction as well as reduce the organization's real estate costs. Productivity may increase because team members do not have to travel as frequently, which may take considerable time, cause stress as well as cost the organization a great deal of money. Reduced travel (such as to and from work, nationally or internationally) also creates environmental benefits through reduced pollution. Furthermore, as a result of using appropriate communication media, a virtual team is not limited to members from the same physical location or organization and as such, team members can be assembled according to the skills and backgrounds required, from anywhere in the world.
Your employee pool is greatly widened. You no longer have to rely on advertising for someone who is able to use traditional transport to arrive at the office, they only have to be able to access a communication line. The ability to work online 24 hours each day, 365 days of the year may enable you to follow the sun, greatly enhancing your potential client base. It also enables the employer to take advantage of the varying employment markets, and just as manufacturing has sought out financially advantageous labour markets, so too can virtual team working.
The implementation of a virtual team structure has been shown to produce many benefits to organizations across a wide variety of situations.
- Some of these benefits include: reduced real estate expenses
- increased productivity
- access to global markets
- environmental benefits
On the individual level, advantages of telecommuting include reduction or elimination of commute time, more autonomy and schedule flexibility, and better balance of work and home responsibilities. Virtual Teams consist of members who are geographically dispersed, thus teleworkers who participate on teams may interact as team members. Virtual Teams benefit from diverse members, cross-cultural links, access to wider talent pools, and a wider range of customer services.
Current workplace trends are promoting more flexibility for employees and tailoring the jobs to individuals. Having employees work at home at least part of the work week because of disability concerns is becoming an attractive option for employers who want to retain qualified employees. The workplace is expanding to include employees where they can be most efficient and productive.
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