Managing Performance and Developing Teams Assignment

1. 1. Why are stereotypical expectations formed in cross-cultural groups? Explain a time (i.e., college course, job, volunteer opportunity) when you had to work with a cross-cultural group and the stereotypical expectations that were, or could have been, formed and why.
2. 2. Why do cross-cultural teams have difficulty? Give an example when you had interpreted cultural perspective differently from another member of your team.
3. 3. How do virtual teams differ from traditional teams? Choose a profession and explain how it can engage employees in both types of teams, and why both would be valuable.
4. 4. What are the several approaches to improving a virtual teams performance?