Global Communication and Collaboration Global Project Management, Global Sourcing, Cross-Cultural Competencies /

• Main Author: Gronwald, Klaus-Dieter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Project management.; Globalization.; Markets.; Management information systems.; Culture - Economic aspects.; Computer Science.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Cultural Economics.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; Project Management.

Speed, social change, historical inheritance and cultural gaps are key factors which have significant impact on global collaboration and global sourcing. The author explains how working in virtual teams in a global, multicultural environment requires a significant amount of organizational and behavi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Global Sourcing Initiative
• The Challenges of Working with Emerging Economies
• Introduction to Intercultural Competence
• International Project Management. -Working in Virtual Teams
• Conflict Management in International Projects
• The Global Sourcing Roleplay and Process Simulation
• Appendix
• Index.