However, their virtualness heightens many of those difficulties, and also brings additional challenges. These misinterpretations often lead to unnecessary conflict among team members. Cultural - Different cultures have different holidays and sometimes even a different workweek. For example, the standard western workweek is Monday Friday. Members must remember to consider cultural factors when setting up meetings or setting deadlines for international virtual teams.
Cultural issues can also affect how individuals work on virtual teams.
For instance, members from cultures accustomed to high levels of non-verbal expression may not be comfortable communicating using technologies such as email. This could result in communication misunderstandings within the team. Deterioration of Input - The quality and richness of communication is critical to the effectiveness of virtual teams. They believe that every problem could be fixed just by meeting in person. Language - Lack of a common language in international teams can cause control issues.