Managing international Teams and Workforce Diversity

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Business Management Corporate Governance grade: 17 niversity of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven; Emden course: International Human Resource Management language: English abstract: Table of contents1. Intercultural Management as a challenge1.1. Globalisation of the economy1.2. Demographics1.3. Migration2. Cultural Differences2.1. Theories of cultures2.1.1. Hofstede2.1.2. Trompenaars2.1.3. Hall2.1.4. Pinto2.2. Intercultural behaviour2.3. Conclusion3. Intercultural Communication3.1. Communication model3.2. Cultural Communication barriers3.3. Successful communication4. International Teams4.1. Multicultural workgroups4.2. Team development4.3. Critical areas for successful teamwork5. Diversity Management5.1. Classical vs. modern definition5.2. Historical development5.3. Diversity Management as a competitive advantage6. Conclusion8. Literature8.1. Books and other printed media8.2. Websites1. Intercultural Management as a challengeThe main purpose of intercultural management is to manage the diverse workforce that appears in most of our companies. During the last decades a trend towards globalisation could be monitored. The workforce doesn't consist mainly of male Caucasians anymore. Today we have a colourful mixture of people at the workplace. People who come from different countries different cultures and different ethical backgrounds.