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Dislocated Teams in a Global Information System

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What is the biggest challenge for dislocated teams in a global information system? Explain and support your opinion.

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This solution discusses the biggest challenge for dislocated teams working in a global information systems environment. The applicable factors are thoroughly discussed in this solution.

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When we use the word 'dislocated' in its technical sense, we are referring to something that has been disturbed or broken, and it is generally a term used in a negative sense, such as a dislocated shoulder or a dislocated worker. Events have taken place beyond their circumstance to incite the situation. In the case of a global information system, we are likely ...

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