Karalee Nielsen, George McFarlane, Amber Johnson, Jeanette Dieball, and Claire Belisle Mr. Elgin Management 331 8 April 2003 Diversity Factors Affecting Team A Performance Within the framework of the team environment, there are often both positive and negative factors affecting team performance. While diversity among members provides “a wide pool of talent and view points…this diversity may also create difficulties as members try to define problems, share information, and h