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oapen-20.500.12657-268682022-04-26T12:36:47Z Multicultural Work in Five United Nations Organisations Kiefer, Dagmar Austrian Five Group Work Kiefer Multicultural Nation Nations Organisations Perspective Team Work United UNO Work bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJC Business strategy bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJG Business ethics & social responsibility This book aims at developing an understanding of multicultural work in five Organisations of the United Nations. The context of international organisations differs from international companies, amongst others, with regards to the legal base, the financial and operational agenda, and human resource practices. The purpose of this study is to explore which factors are a trigger, a barrier, and/or an influence on team and group work in this specific context. Based on 50 semi-structured, personal interviews which were analysed within the framework of constant comparison method, a typology of multicultural work is provided. Moreover, this study offers an integrative view of the reciprocal relationships between organisation, management, group and individual. 2019-01-10 23:55 2018-12-01 23:55:55 2020-01-14 16:23:28 2020-04-01T11:28:20Z 2020-04-01T11:28:20Z 2018 book 1003175 OCN: 1082996384 9783631753897 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26868 eng Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien application/pdf n/a 1003175.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/b13908 10.3726/b13908 e927e604-2954-4bf6-826b-d5ecb47c6555 9783631753897 35 156 Bern open access
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This book aims at developing an understanding of multicultural work in five Organisations of the United Nations. The context of international organisations differs from international companies, amongst others, with regards to the legal base, the financial and operational agenda, and human resource practices. The purpose of this study is to explore which factors are a trigger, a barrier, and/or an influence on team and group work in this specific context. Based on 50 semi-structured, personal interviews which were analysed within the framework of constant comparison method, a typology of multicultural work is provided. Moreover, this study offers an integrative view of the reciprocal relationships between organisation, management, group and individual.
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