Essays about: "Heterogeneous teams"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Heterogeneous teams.
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1. The Power of Cultural Diversity in Project Teams: A Path to Greater Innovation - A qualitative study of how cultural diversity impacts innovation output in project teams
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper explores the impact of cultural diversity within project teams on innovation output. A greater variety of viewpoints and strategies can result from cultural diversity, which may boost innovation output. On the other hand, it may also lead to difficulties in communication and collaboration, both of which are barriers to innovation. READ MORE
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2. Managing Communication Across Cultures : A qualitative study of leaders' way of communicating with their culturally diverse teams
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : Globalization has helped to increase the movement of people between countries and has also affected organizations through increased international operations. This mean that companies are also significantly more heterogeneous internally than they have been in previous years with more people from different cultures working together. READ MORE
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3. Optimization of information sharing in entrepreneurial heterogeneous teams
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Research has shown that the heterogeneity of entrepreneurial teams, in terms of educational background, has a positive impact on venture performance as a result of the access to diverse skill sets and perspectives. However, the heterogeneity of the team can also lead to communication inefficiencies due to the diverse viewpoints and cognitive differences. READ MORE
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4. Improving heterogenous team collaboration in disaster risk management: lessons from innovation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Heterogeneous team collaboration is a fundamental component of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). However, DRM teams face complex-dynamic situations characterised by high disruptions, distributed locations and other factors, which create persistent problems for team collaboration. READ MORE
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5. Cultural Diversity Management - A quantitative and qualitative study exploring the employee perspectives of cultural diversity management in a consulting firm
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : The research presented in this thesis was conducted with the aim to examine cultural diversity management in a consulting firm belonging to a global group by reviewing cultural diversity perspectives of employees. The intention has been to examine if there are any differences between how junior and senior level employees perceive cultural diversity when working in culturally heterogeneous groups and how these possible differences can translate into guidelines for diversity management activities in an organization. READ MORE
