Successful Cross-Cultural Teamwork- Definitions structures conclusions

The globalization phenomenon is responsible in bringing to the organizationalenvironment an even greater exposure to diversified national cultures.Despite the tendence in homogenizing cultures each of them is unique andsometimes not fully understood by others due to different perceptions andinterpretations about the world facts. Not rare this process leads to misunderstandingand stereotyping among team members. Companies worldwideare even more looking for collaborators with the right set of skills to dealwith multicultural aspects. The Brazilian author Rachel Chang presents anoverview about national and organizational cultural concerns by using examplesfrom different cultures and mindsets. Moreover she discusses about hersurvey conducted at a transactional company located in Munich Germanywhich resulted in a job-profile model for cross-cultural teamwork. This bookis mainly recommended for readers interested in multiculturally and internationalmanagement themes as collaborators of transactional companies professorsand students.