Authors: P. Christopher Earley, Cristina B. Gibson, Cristina B. Gibson
ISBN-13: 9780805834642, ISBN-10: 0805834648
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Erlbaum, Lawrence Associates, Inc.
Date Published: February 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This authored book's purpose is to extend and consolidate the evolving literature on multinational work teams by developing a comprehensive theory that incorporates a dynamic, multilevel view of such teams. The model used by the authors focuses on various features of the team's members, their interactions as a team, and the organizational context in which they operate. The concept of integration and differentiation, as well as the notion of equilibrium are used as a general force guiding the specific processes that link various levels of analysis in the model. Providing a framework for scholars and students in the field of organizational studies, this book presents:
•a comprehensive review of the literature related to multinational and multicultural teams;
•an overview of the specific model driving our thinking along with an extensive description of the component parts;
•the individual and group-level elements of teams and their members;
•the linking processes that connect various elements and structures;
•the catalysts that give rise to changes in various elements and structures described in the theory section; and
•a general integration of the model and an application of this framework for understanding MNT's in diverse cultural contexts.
Preface | ||
Series Foreword | ||
1 | Introduction and Overview | 1 |
2 | Literature Review of Multinational Teams | 15 |
3 | Theory Overview | 49 |
4 | Individual and Group-Level Elements | 78 |
5 | Linking Processes | 119 |
6 | Catalysts for Change and Development in Multinational Teams | 142 |
7 | Profiles of Elements, Catalysts, and Dynamic Processes in Operative MNTs | 187 |
8 | Conclusions and a Research Agenda | 230 |
App. A | Multinational Implementation of Teams Interview Protocol | 259 |
App. B | Multinational Implementation of Teams Survey | 261 |
References | 269 | |
Author Index | 309 | |
Subject Index | 321 |