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Aims to create a better understanding those factors that influence group cohesion in culturally heterogeneous teams.
Abstract
Purpose
Aims to create a better understanding those factors that influence group cohesion in culturally heterogeneous teams.
Design/methodology/approach
The hypotheses presented were tested on a sample of 250 students from a small Hawaiian university, comprising 140 Anglo, 28 Japanese and 82 Pacific Islander representatives.
Findings
The processes and actions that influence cohesion very significantly. Broadly, the research indicates that individuals from different cultures experience the same behaviours in multicultural teams differently.
Practical implications
There needs to be a willingness to examine the group experience from the point of view of the cultural other and then to explore that experience in an open way.
Originality/value
This study helps to fill one gap in the understanding of culturally heterogeneous teams but is also the starting‐point for additional investigation into the complex dynamics of such teams.
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Aarhus Kommunes Biblioteker (Teknisk Bibliotek), Ingerslevs Plads 7, Aarhus, Denmark. Representative: V. NEDERGAARD PEDERSEN (Librarian).