CMC 260 Week 4 Electronic Communication With Virtual Teams

Resource: Case 5 in Ch.7 of Intercultural Business Communication

Consider the following:

You are the manager of the virtual team referenced in Case 5 in Ch. 7 of Intercultural Business Communication. Because team members are located across the globe, you must communicate primarily via electronic communication methods.

Write a 350- to 700-word paper on how to communicate effectively with your virtual team through electronic communications media, such as e-mail and text messaging.

Address the following points about 3 of the 4 countries in the scenario:

• The benefits of working as part of a virtual team
• The challenges of working as part of a virtual team
• The ways in which the formats, styles, and tones of written communication differ in the cultures represented on your virtual team

You may also choose to address the following additional points:

• The role of gender in written communication in a virtual team
• Strategies for addressing the challenges of communicating electronically with virtual teams

Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.