The impact of remote working environments and virtual teamwork in the manufacturing industry
Authors
Krishnamoorthy, Vivek
Issue Date
2024-05
Degree
MBA in Project Management
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
The dissertation aims to investigate the challenges associated with virtual cooperation in the industrial sector, such as maintaining effective interactions, ensuring data security, and overcoming any barriers to synchronization and teamwork. The research adopts a quantitative research design where primary data has been collected through a survey.
The survey includes around 17 questions that are answered by industry professionals who are part of remote teams. The collected data has been analysed using IBM SPSS and the findings are presented graphically.
The findings of the study indicate that there are various challenges faced by remote team members of the manufacturing industry. The communication barrier is found to be the major problem for the members of the remote team. Moreover, they also face challenges related to maintaining team cohesion and time zone differences.
There are also issues related to the lack of access to necessary resources for the team members. Moreover, technical issues also can lead to problems for the team members. Virtual team meetings are conducted mostly weekly as per the findings of the survey.
To assess the performance of the remote team members both qualitative and quantitative methods are adopted. Various measures are being taken by companies to ensure data security in the remote teams.