EFFECTS OF DISTANCE ON TEAM DYNAMICS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Conflict: is conflict good, bad, or ugly? Conflict itself is none of these. Conflict can make a team successful or conflict can make a team fail. The good, bad, or ugly is the direct result of how people working in a team handle the conflict. Managing the conflict can be as challenging for a team as the work the team is trying to complete.
A Team by definition is “A team is a formal work group consisting of people who work together intensely to achieve a common group goal.” (The learning team toolkit, chapter 15)
Team dynamics by definition is “the unseen forces that operate in a team between different groups of people.” (http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/team-dynamics.html, para 1) These forces act upon a team and become the conflict and challenges. The manner which the team handles the conflict and challenges will determine if they become a benefit or an issue.
With the vast changes in technology in the 21st century,......
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