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Multinational work teams : a new perspective / P. Christopher Earley, Cristina B. Gibson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Earley, P. Christopher.
- Series:
- LEA's organization and management series.
- LEA's organization and management series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International business enterprises--Management.
- International business enterprises.
- Intercultural communication.
- Teams in the workplace.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (341 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This authored book's purpose is to extend and consolidate the evolving literature on multinational work teams by developing a comprehensive theory that incorporates a dynamic, multilevel view of such teams. The model used by the authors focuses on various features of the team's members, their interactions as a team, and the organizational context in which they operate. The concept of integration and differentiation, as well as the notion of equilibrium are used as a general force guiding the specific processes that link various levels of analysis in the model. Providing a framework for scholar
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Series Foreword; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 Literature Review of Multinational Teams; 3 Theory Overview; 4 Individual and Group-Level Elements; 5 Linking Processes; 6 Catalysts for Change and Development in Multinational Teams; 7 Profiles of Elements, Catalysts, and Dynamic Processes in Operative MNTs; 8 Conclusions and a Research Agenda; Appendix A: Multinational Implementation of Teams Interview Protocol; Appendix B: Multinational Implementation of Teams Survey; References; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-308) and indexes.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-66249-5
- 1-282-32743-7
- 9786612327438
- 1-4106-0485-3
- 9781410604859
- OCLC:
- 171557829
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