MGT 508 Module 1 Case

The case assignments for this course are tightly coordinated with the SLP and the TD. In the SLP, you will be working with a virtual team comprised of several of your classmates. In the case, you will be considering the more conceptual topics that will guide you in structuring your team and its work. The exception is module 5, where the case involves an assessment of your team and the SLP an action plan for improvement and learning. The goal is that by the end of the course you will have had a chance to learn and practice what current management "gurus" are telling us about how to work in virtual teams, and will be in a position to analyze how effective these practices are.

While answering this question, you will want to consider how the work is designed as well as how leadership is handled.

Keys to the assignment

In your essay (which should be from 4 page, be sure that you cover

1.What are the options for work design and leadership of virtual teams?

2.How do task requirements and team characteristics affect the choices of work design and leadership (such as rotating, etc.,) ? Be specific and give examples if appropriate.

3.An assessment of 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 readings hopelessly out of touch with reality?)

Your paper will be evaluated on the following seven (7) points:

Precision - Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?