Teaming Across Distance and Culture.

 What are the major effects of the physical separation of group

members? How can distance, in some cases, be beneficial to

groups and teams?

• What other areas of organizational behavior or design are

impacted by information technology, and what are the implications

for organizational change?

• Brainstorm some ways to “redesign” your office space (or an office

space you have previously worked in) on paper using virtual or

flexible space, or flexible furniture. How would this redesign

enhance successful teamwork?

• What are some of the ways that cross-cultural teams are

distinguished from other types of teams? What are some of the

benefits and difficulties of building a cross-cultural team?