"In today's world with the increasing emphasis on globalization and acknowledging the, ever increasing,pace of change and international competition business leaders rely on "international teams." Properly formed and structured these teams have very specific knowledge, skills and abilities (ksa's) and understand how business is conducted around the world. Of course, in establishing and managing such teams professional business managers must consider many new issues/problems from effective team communication to cultural differences and how these influence team objectives, plans, processes and ultimate success."

After doing on-line or library research in this subject area and considering your own thoughts and opinions write a research paper (with proper citations/referencing) on the various cultural factors that influence the effectiveness of teams working in global organizations. These can include not- for-profit or NGO's(non-government organizations). Discuss the importance of communication and identify methods to aid in communication understanding and project success.