Global Communication and Collaboration : Global Project Management, Global Sourcing, Cross-Cultural Competencies /

Speed, social change, historical inheritance and cultural gaps are key factors which have significant impact on global collaboration and global sourcing. The author explains how working in virtual teams in a global, multicultural environment requires a significant amount of organizational and behavi...

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Main Authors: Gronwald, Klaus-Dieter
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Berlin, Heidelberg :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53150-1
Summary: Speed, social change, historical inheritance and cultural gaps are key factors which have significant impact on global collaboration and global sourcing. The author explains how working in virtual teams in a global, multicultural environment requires a significant amount of organizational and behavioral change of people and organizations. Understanding cultural differences in working styles is important for successful global project management. Major theories of international management, company internationalization, cultural dimensions and distances will be discussed to develop cross-cultur
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XXI,180pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9783662531501
Index Number: QA76
CLC: TP274
Contents: Introduction -- Global Sourcing Initiative -- The Challenges of Working with Emerging Economies -- Introduction to Intercultural Competence -- International Project Management. -Working in Virtual Teams -- Conflict Management in International Projects -- The Global Sourcing Roleplay and Process Simulation -- Appendix -- Index.