Multicultural Work in Five United Nations Organisations : : An Austrian Perspective.

• Superior document: Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Series ; v.35
• Author: Kiefer, Dagmar.
• Place / Publishing House: Frankfurt a.M. : : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,, 2009.; Ã2009.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (162 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- I. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Background to the research -- 1.2. Structure of this study -- II. LITERATURE REVIEW ON CURRENT STUDIES INTO TEAMS AND GROUPS IN ORGANISATIONS -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Definition of the terms team and group -- 2.3. Journal review: Studies of teams and groups in real organisational settings -- 2.4. Aspects of team/group work in literature -- 2.4.1. Organisational aspects -- 2.4.2. Managerial aspects -- 2.4.3. Individual aspects -- 2.5. Discussion of literature -- III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, METHOD, RESEARCH DESIGN AND RESEARCH CONTEXT -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Methodology: Grounded Theory -- 3.2.2. Method - Case Study -- 3.2.3. Objectivity, reliability, validity, and generalisability -- 3.3. Research Design -- 3.3.1. Semi-structured interviews -- 3.3.2. Data Analysis - Constant Comparative Method -- 3.3.3. Sample -- 3.4. Research Context -- IV. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS - DATA ANALYSIS -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Team or group work? A typology grounded in the data -- 4.3. Properties of group work -- 4.3.1. Organisation -- 4.3.1.1. Structure of the organisation -- 4.3.1.1.1. Hierarchy -- 4.3.1.1.2. Bureaucracy -- 4.3.1.2. Human resource management -- 4.3.1.3. Moderator: Boundary crossing and boundary spanning -- 4.3.1.3.1. Individual boundary spanning -- 4.3.1.3.2. Organisational boundary spanning -- 4.3.1.4. Culture of the organisation -- 4.3.2. Employee - Management relationship -- 4.3.2.1. Management - the crucial link -- 4.3.2.2. Criticism of management -- 4.3.3. Employee - Co-worker relationship -- 4.3.1 Diversity -- 4.3.1.1. Nationality and culture -- 4.3.1.2. Stereotypes -- 4.3.1.2.1. Excursus: Working in the field -- 4.3.1.2.2 Feeling of time -- 4.3.1.3. Gender -- 4.3.1.4. Language -- 4.3.1.5. Faultlines -- 4.3.4. Individual -- 4.3.4.1. Personal background -- 4.3.4.2. Personality -- 4.3.4.3. Motivation.

V. MODEL AND PROPOSITIONS -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Model -- 5.3. Propositions -- 5.3.1. Organisation -- 5.3.2. Employee - Management Relationship -- 5.3.3. Employee - Co-worker Relationship -- 5.3.4. Individual -- VI. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Summary of research findings -- 6.3. Managerial implications -- 6.4. Limitations and directions for future research -- VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY -- VIII. APPENDICES -- Appendix 1: List of articles reviewed -- Appendix 2: Interview guide -- Appendix 3: Notes on interview situation.