Discussion - Analysis and Synthesis of Prior Research

Note: Your Group Leader has posted an initial paper as an attached document - Attached herewith.

Respond to your Group Leader's posting with your own thoughts (in 3 pages). At a minimum, be sure to include the following elements:

•Assess the conceptualization, analysis, and synthesis of key research concepts presented by your Group Leader.

•Evaluate the extent to which your Group Leader has addressed the elements from the Learning Outcomes from this pair of weeks.

•Does the presentation provide a cohesive summary of the assigned concepts with an effective evaluation of their implications for organizational leadership?

•Did the Group Leader provide a meaningful academic argument or interpretation that demonstrated fluency with the material?

•Incorporate at least 5 additional scholarly sources from the Walden Library in your posting.

Five additional scholarly sources from the Walden Library

1. Mancini, D. J. (2010). Building organizational trust in virtual teams. Journal of Behavioral Studies in Business, 3, 1-5. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database.

2. Han, S. J., & Beyerlein, M. (2016). Framing the effects of multinational cultural diversity on virtual team processes. Small Group Research, 47(4), 351-383 doi:10.1177/1046496416653480

3. Maznevski, M. L., & Chudoba, K. M. (2000). Bridging space over time: Global virtual team dynamics and effectiveness. Organization science, 11(5), 473-492. Retrieved December 29, 2016, from

http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=44d9cb7e-2d5b-4dac-901f-0f8e0334e5b4%40sessionmgr4008&vid=1&hid=4107

4. Gatlin-Watts, R., Carson, M., Horton, J., Maxwell, L., & Maltby, N. (2007). A guide to global virtual teaming. Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 13(1/2), 47-52. doi: 10.1108/13527590710736725

5. Staples, D. S., & Zhao, L. (2006). The effects of cultural diversity in virtual teams versus face-to-face teams. Group Decision and Negotiation, 15(4), 389-406. doi: 10.1007/s10726-006-9042-x