Deadline Sunday 4:00 pm.
you are required to refer to / use intext citation related to a minimum of TWO READINGS for the leadership answer ( Kayworth & Leidner, 2001; Snellman, 2014).
for the conflict topic, you are required to refer to / use intext citation related to Kankanhalli et al., 2006 and the four excerpts from texts identified in the
i. Kankanhalli, Tan, and Wei (2006) – whole text
ii. the sections / pages of the texts below
Noll et al.: pp.71-76
Shachaf pp.132-139
Klitmoller and Lauring : pp. 402-405
Klitmoller , Schneider and Jonsen : pp. 271-280
1. Two writing topics will be given: one will be related to leadership (300 words) and the second topic will relate to issues of conflict and conflict management in GVTs and strategies for managing these problems. (250 words)
2. What are three important characteristics of GVTs? Explain how these characteristics may cause management / leadership problems in a GVT. (90-100 words)
4. Based on the readings, what factors are likely to cause conflict in a GVT? (80 words)
5. What is meant by diversity in a GVT? What are the different forms diversity can take in a GVT? According to Kankanhalli et al’s research, is task or relationship conflict more likely to result from cultural diversity? (120-140 words)
6. Is it useful to have conflict within GVTs? What type of conflict is useful? Why is it useful? What evidence is there in Kankanhalli et al.’s research to show this? (100-120 words)
7. “GVTs are highly reliant on technology, yet technology can cause serious issues in GVTs.” Discuss what problems can be caused by technology in GVTs. Which readings discuss the problems that technology can cause? (Kankanhalli et al? other texts that discuss this?). What examples of specific problems can you give based on the readings? (90-100 words)
8. What strategies can team managers use to reduce conflict caused by cultural difference? Which readings discuss these strategies? (Consider strategies related to people? process? technology?) (90-100 words)
9. What strategies can team managers use to reduce conflict caused by technology? Which readings discuss these strategies? (Consider strategies related to people? process? technology?) (90-100 words)
10. How does cultural diversity cause communication problems in GVTs? Which readings discuss these problems? Examples of problems? (90-100 words)
REQUIRED LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS
i. Explain the difference between
- a transactional leadership style and a transformational leadership style.
- assigned leadership and emergent leadership
- task-related leadership behaviours and people-related leadership behaviours
ii. What is the role of a leader in a team?
iii. What problems are created for leaders by
- dispersion
- technology
- cultural diversity
iv. What are the major communication issues that e-leaders face?
v. What are the major challenges e-leaders face?