Discuss and explain with 4 examples the four operational challenges faced when developing "global virtual teams" in international management.

Source: Janos Levente/Shutterstock EXHIBIT 10-2 Operational Challenges for Virtual Global Teams Geographic Dispersal: Cultural Differences: Language and Communications: The complexity of scheduling communications such as teleconferences and video conferences across multiple time zones, holidays, and so on. Lack of face-to-face meetings to establish trust or for cross- interaction processes such as brainstorming. Variations in attitudes and expectations toward time, planning, scheduling, risk taking, money, relationship building, and so on. Differences in goal sets and work styles arising out of such variables as individualism/ collectivism, the relative value of work compared with other life factors, and variable sets of assumptions, norms, patterns of behavior. Translation difficulties, or at least variations in accents, semantics, terminology, or local jargon. Lack of personal and physical contact, which greatly inhibits trust and relationship building in many countries, the social dynamics change. Lack of visibility of nonverbal cues makes interpretation difficult and creates two-way noise in the communication process. Variations in availability, speed, acceptability, and cost of equipment necessary for meetings and communications through computer-aided systems. Variable skill levels and willingness to interact through virtual media. Technology Source: Some of this content is based on Kenneth W. Kerber and Anthony F Buono, "Leadership Challenges in Global Virtual Teams: Lessons from the Field," SAM Advanced Management Journal 69, no. 4 (2004): +10