Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation

This thesis combines theories from cross-cultural psychology with literature on group faultlines to understand cultural barriers to communication and cooperation experienced in multinational emergency management teams. The aim is to investigate whether the faultline concept is a viable theoretical v...

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Main Author: Lindgren, Ida
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Industriell arbetsvetenskap 2007
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-liu-104332014-12-20T05:05:04ZTowards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperationengLindgren, IdaLinköpings universitet, Industriell arbetsvetenskapInstitutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet2007multinational cooperationcultural differencescross-cultural psychologyemergency managementteamworkmicroworldsgroup faultlinesWork sciences and ergonomicsArbetsvetenskap och ergonomiThis thesis combines theories from cross-cultural psychology with literature on group faultlines to understand cultural barriers to communication and cooperation experienced in multinational emergency management teams. The aim is to investigate whether the faultline concept is a viable theoretical vocabulary for addressing cultural differences in communication and cooperation (in the domain of emergency management). Culture is defined as a relatively organized system of shared meanings which influences people’s cognition, values, behaviors, and so on. Group faultlines are hypothetical dividing lines that may split a team into homogeneous subgroups based on demographic characteristics. Three papers are included in the thesis, all of which investigate various aspects of group behavior in relation to emergency management. Results suggest that faultlines can be formed not only by demographic characteristics, but also by culturally-driven behavior. The results presented in the papers and in this thesis are meant to supply emergency management personnel with general knowledge of cultural differences and ideas for future ‘cultural awareness’ training. The thesis contributes to the scientific community by taking cross-cultural research into the applied domain so that its findings can be made relevant to people in multinational organizations. Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summaryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-10433urn:isbn:978-91-85715-75-6Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Thesis, 0280-7971 ; 1300LiU-Tek-Lic-2007:9application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic multinational cooperation
cultural differences
cross-cultural psychology
emergency management
teamwork
microworlds
group faultlines
Work sciences and ergonomics
Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi
spellingShingle multinational cooperation
cultural differences
cross-cultural psychology
emergency management
teamwork
microworlds
group faultlines
Work sciences and ergonomics
Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi
Lindgren, Ida
Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
description This thesis combines theories from cross-cultural psychology with literature on group faultlines to understand cultural barriers to communication and cooperation experienced in multinational emergency management teams. The aim is to investigate whether the faultline concept is a viable theoretical vocabulary for addressing cultural differences in communication and cooperation (in the domain of emergency management). Culture is defined as a relatively organized system of shared meanings which influences people’s cognition, values, behaviors, and so on. Group faultlines are hypothetical dividing lines that may split a team into homogeneous subgroups based on demographic characteristics. Three papers are included in the thesis, all of which investigate various aspects of group behavior in relation to emergency management. Results suggest that faultlines can be formed not only by demographic characteristics, but also by culturally-driven behavior. The results presented in the papers and in this thesis are meant to supply emergency management personnel with general knowledge of cultural differences and ideas for future ‘cultural awareness’ training. The thesis contributes to the scientific community by taking cross-cultural research into the applied domain so that its findings can be made relevant to people in multinational organizations.
author Lindgren, Ida
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title Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
title_short Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
title_full Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
title_fullStr Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
title_full_unstemmed Towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
title_sort towards the mitigation of cultural barriers to communication and cooperation
publisher Linköpings universitet, Industriell arbetsvetenskap
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