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Online collaboration is a type of work by which individuals work together for the benefit of the business/

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1) Physical collaboration
2) Virtual collaboration

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Two or more people working together in a physical place (e.g. an office, building etc.) Through woking physically employees can share ideas, discuss solutions etc. to meet the overall business goal.

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Access to various different skill sets and strengths

Share knowledge

Employee skills developing

Problem solving and innovation

Encourages creativity

Balance to decision making

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Collaborative efforts in the workplace can lead to innovative approaches to projects, new processes to accomplish key tasks and shared ideas on varied responsibilities. However, like any other office process, there are advantages and disadvantages of collaboration in the workplace. Understanding these pros and cons goes a long way toward addressing any conflict that may crop up as a result.

Advantage: Better Division of Labor

One of the advantages of collaborative efforts in the workplace is the way that the work is divided. When more than one person is involved in accomplishing a certain task, particularly when it is a large project, it helps for everyone to have a small portion of the responsibility to ensure things get done versus loading one or two people with too much work to accomplish the task.

Disadvantage: Too Many Faux Leaders

When you have a collaborative group, you may sometimes end up with too many people trying to lead the group, and not enough members that are willing to take a backseat and just do what it takes to get the job done. This ill will can then bleed over into other areas of the work environment, causing more tension among the rest of the staff, including those that may not even be involved in the collaborative effort.

Advantage: Greater Creative Input

When you have different people collaborating on a project, then you get a greater sense of creative input. You are able to tap into the creative combination of several employees in one group. The collection of different ideas, approaches to the project and brainstorms can spur innovative results that can in turn raise the visibility and quality of the products or services offered by your company.

Disadvantage: Conflicts in Working Styles

When you group different people together to collaborate on one project or set of responsibilities, there may be a conflict in the working styles of the individuals within the group. This is one of the negative aspects of collaboration because it can hold up progress on accomplishing the job at hand, while team members instead muddle through conflicts caused by the different ways team members approach the work.

Advantage: Increased Employee Morale

Having employees collaborate also has a positive effect on their morale. As employees work together to accomplish goals, they can celebrate their successes both individually and as a group, and this can cause them to have a more positive view of their jobs and team members. In turn, this can also build trust among co-workers as each member contributes to the team's accomplishments.

Disadvantage: Lack of Trust Among Team Members

To work effectively, employees on a team need to trust each other. Forbes notes that trust can quickly erode if a single team member doesn't pull their weight. Because the work is collaborative, an employee who misses deadlines or doesn't complete their assigned work can negatively impact the work of the entire team. This can lead to frustration and lack of trust within the other employees, reducing the effectiveness of their work and creating tension in the workplace.

While lack of trust is one of the disadvantages of collaboration, careful team management can help to prevent it. Team leaders can set clear expectations for the group as a whole, then outline specific expectations for each group member, including deadlines. Using milestones can help to keep each team member accountable and on task. With each team member accountable for their portion of the work, the team can work productively as a whole and team members can maintain a sense of trust in each other.

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Advantages & Disadvantages of Collaboration in the Workplace

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Advantages & Disadvantages of Collaboration in the Workplace. Collaborative efforts in the workplace can lead to innovative approaches to projects, new processes to accomplish key tasks and shared ideas on varied responsibilities. However, like any other office process, there are advantages and disa…

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Too many, 'faux', leaders (fights over leadership, no one wants to lead)

Conflicts may arise

Prolonged decision making processes

Ambiguity in roles + responsibility

Bound by time and space

Conflicts with different working styles

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Collaboration through technology-mediated communication systems. Due to increasing technology, collaboration can now be done virtually. E.g. through email, Office365, Skype, video conferencing. Individuals completing work in different locations, not in the same office, building

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Ability to divide up the work between everyone

Money saver $$

Information sharing is convenient, usually already on a computer device

Flexible arrangements (time and pace of work)

Endless access to resources

Minimal transportation (transport costs)

Further flexibility and convenience for individuals with children, ill parents etc.

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Limited access to experts (confined to only others physically close to you, in the office etc.)

Increased travel (increased costs, carbon emissions)

Travel time takes away from time spent in the office

Limited resource access

Not much reliance on technology (not an issue if it crashes, blacks out etc.)

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Motivation is difficult (not around other people working) need to be self motivated

Communication inconveniences

Digital divide- major issue for older workers/people

Cost of technology $$

Heavily reliant on tech- blackouts, issues, technology crashing

Miscommunication issues

Hard to monitor employee's progress- all online/technology

Social isolation

Tech limits

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There are implications of both physical and virtual collaboration.

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Greater access to global markets

Decreased travel time for employees (more time working, less time commuting)

Improved time and efficiency to work- increased productivity

High levels of innovation - new inventions, new ways of doing things

Acces to worldwide  resources

Large reliance on technology, unlike physical collaboration