MANAGING MULTICULTURAL PROJECT TEAMS

Cezar Scarlat, Carmen-Laura Zarzu and Adriana Prodan
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Cezar Scarlat: University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania
Carmen-Laura Zarzu: University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania
Adriana Prodan: University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania

CrossCultural Management Journal, 2014, issue 1, 169-179

Abstract: The article is based on literature review and authors’ own recent experience in managing multicultural project teams, in international environment. This comparative study considers two groups of projects: technical assistance (TA) projects versus information technology (IT) projects. The aim is to explore the size and structure of the project teams – according to the team formation and its lifecycle, and to identify some distinctive attributes of the project teams – both similarities and differences between the above mentioned types of projects. Distinct focus of the research is on the multiculturalism of the project teams: how the cultural background of the team members influences the team performance and team management. Besides the results of the study are the managerial implications: how the team managers could soften the cultural clash, and avoid inter-cultural misunderstandings and even conflicts – in order to get a better performance. Some practical examples are provided as well.

Keywords: Team formation and management; Team lifecycle; Multicultural team; Project team; Information technology (IT) projects; Technical assistance (TA) projects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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