Managing International Teams and Workforce Diversity

Download or read book Managing International Teams and Workforce Diversity written by Marco Erlenkamp and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,7, niversity of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven; Emden, course: International Human Resource Management, 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Table of contents 1. Intercultural Management as a challenge 1.1. Globalisation of the economy 1.2. Demographics 1.3. Migration 2. Cultural Differences 2.1. Theories of cultures 2.1.1. Hofstede 2.1.2. Trompenaars 2.1.3. Hall 2.1.4. Pinto 2.2. Intercultural behaviour 2.3. Conclusion 3. Intercultural Communication 3.1. Communication model 3.2. Cultural Communication barriers 3.3. Successful communication 4. International Teams 4.1. Multicultural workgroups 4.2. Team development 4.3. Critical areas for successful teamwork 5. Diversity Management 5.1. Classical vs. modern definition 5.2. Historical development 5.3. Diversity Management as a competitive advantage 6. Conclusion 8. Literature 8.1. Books and other printed media 8.2. Websites 1. Intercultural Management as a challenge The 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.