Cultural influences in engineering projects
by
 
Henrie, Morgan E., author.

Title
Cultural influences in engineering projects

Author
Henrie, Morgan E., author.

ISBN
9781606504833

Personal Author
Henrie, Morgan E., author.

Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations.

Series
Industrial, systems, and innovation engineering collection
 
Industrial, systems, and innovation engineering collection.

Contents
1. Introduction to projects, project management, and project managers -- 2. Introduction to culture: what is it and why is culture involved in projects? -- 3. A review of culture in project literature -- 4. Project teams: the subculture within the organization -- 5. Developing and maintaining an effective project team culture -- 6. Cross-cultural project teams and cultural influences -- References -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index.

Abstract
Culture can be a significant contributor to, or hindrance to, a team's success. Research has clearly established that failing to have a cohesive team culture creates a severe challenge to any team effort. Culture is also something that everyone brings with them to the team. Yet, developing an understanding of what the team culture is, what constitutes a cohesive team culture, and how to modify it such that it enhances the probability of team success is a challenge to team leaders. Cultural team challenges exist within holistic, that is, teams from a single nation, or multinational teams. Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects provides team leaders and interested individuals a cohesive source of information, ideas, and approaches on how to understand, analyze, develop cultural transition plans, and methods which can improve or modify a team's culture toward success. Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects also includes an extensive literature review reference set which provides the reader a ready source where they can continue to expand their cultural knowledge base and ultimately improve their probability of successfully managing holistic and multinational teams.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Teams in the workplace.
 
Corporate culture.
 
Engineering -- Management.

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book2055890-1001HD66 .H453 2015Ebrary E-Books