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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

17. Project Management in International Teams

Authors : Ulrich Hoessler, Walter Sponfeldner, Douglas L. Morse

Published in: Applied Psychology for Project Managers

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

The role of international teams in the workplace continues to increase as they assume a more central and standard role in developing, producing, and distributing products and services of all kinds. International cooperation necessitates intercultural cooperation. We highlight this first by describing a case study that exhibits typical challenges and processes in intercultural cooperation. The chapter then turns to investigate how culturally-determined problems that arise from the case can be interpreted from a psychological point of view. Finally, we offer ways of optimizing intercultural cooperation in international teams.

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Metadata
Title
Project Management in International Teams
Authors
Ulrich Hoessler
Walter Sponfeldner
Douglas L. Morse
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Applied Psychology for Project Managers

Print ISBN: 978-3-662-44213-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-44214-2

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44214-2_17