Culture Matters : Decision-Making in Global Virtual Teams.

Global virtual teams (GVTs) have evolved as a common work structure in multinational corporations due to their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The cultural differences can produce great benefits in terms of perspective, creativity, and innovation, but can also exacerbate interpersonal tensions, m...

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Main Author:	Zakaria, Norhayati
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakville : CRC Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Virtual work teams. Decision making > Cross-cultural studies. Intercultural communication. Management > Cross-cultural studies. Équipes virtuelles. Prise de décision > Études transculturelles. Gestion > Études transculturelles. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Project Management. COMPUTERS > Networking > General. Decision making. Management. Cross-cultural studies.
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Summary:	Global virtual teams (GVTs) have evolved as a common work structure in multinational corporations due to their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The cultural differences can produce great benefits in terms of perspective, creativity, and innovation, but can also exacerbate interpersonal tensions, miscommunications, and clashing decision-making behaviors. This book outlines cultural competencies specific to GVTs and sheds light on management strategies for creating an optimal inter-cultural GVT environment. It covers theory, decision making strategies, and activities for cultural competence and problem resolution, all told through vignettes and lessons-learned.
Item Description:	6: Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner: Seven Cultural Dimensions: A Mirror Image of Problem-Solving in the Workplace.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (253 pages)
ISBN:	9781482240184 1482240181 9781315355665 1315355663