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.