Multinational Teams in the European Commission and the European Parliament.

• Superior document: Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Series ; v.10
• Author: Neyer, Anne-Katrin.
• Place / Publishing House: Frankfurt a.M. : : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,, 2005.; Ã2006.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (146 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH -- 1.2. RESEARCH PROCESS -- 1.3. STRUCTURE OF THE DISSERTATION -- 2 AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF MULTINATIONAL TEAM PERFORMANCE -REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- 2.1. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT -- 2.2. LITERATURE ON MULTINATIONAL TEAM PERFORMANCE -- 2.2.1. Divergent variables to model multinational team performance -- 2.2.2. Control variables: Task, team size and learning processes -- 2.2.3. Integrative model to study multinational team performance -- 3 METHOD -- 3.1. METHODOLOGIES IN EMPIRICAL SOCIAL RESEARCH: A COMPARISON FOR SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE METHOD TO STUDY MULTINATIONAL TEAMS -- 3.2. TECHNIQUES USED TO DEVELOP HYPOTHESES -- 3.2.1. Narrative Interview -- 3.2.2. Transcription and Content Analysis -- 3.3. HOW TO ASSESS RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY -- 3.4. SAMPLE -- 3.4.1. Sample in the European Commission -- 3.4.2. Sample in the European Parliament -- 4 EMPIRICAL FINDINGS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION -- 4.1. SOCIETY -- 4.1.1. General cultural differences versus personality -- 4.1.2. Cultural differences in norms of behavior: North versus South -- 4.1.3. Language proficiency -- 4.2. ORGANIZATION - ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE -- 4.2.1. Perceived kind of organizational culture -- 4.2.2. Explicitly defined organizational culture -- 4.3. ORGANIZATION - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE -- 4.3.1. Hierarchy: French versus Anglo-Saxon System -- 4.3.2. Performance appraisal -- 4.3.3. Mobility - job rotation -- 4.4. INDIVIDUAL -- 4.4.1. Personality traits -- 4.4.2. Personal Experiences -- 4.4.3. Personal Interests/Motivation -- 4.4.4. Educational Background -- 4.5. INDIVIDUAL - TEAM LEADER -- 4.5.1. Leadership style and power -- 4.6. EXCURSUS: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT -- 4.6.1. Knowledge Transfer -- 4.7. TEAM -- 4.7.1. Informal rules -- 4.7.2. Facilitation of communication.

4.7.3. Mutual considerateness -- 4.8. MODERATORS -- 4.8.1. Task -- 4.8.2. Team size -- 4.8.3. Learning process -- 4.9. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGERS AND RESEARCHERS -- 5 EMPIRICAL FINDINGS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT -- 5.1. TEAM -- 5.1.1. Informal working and networking -- 5.1.2. Discussion-culture -- 5.1.3. Culture of compromise -- 5.1.4. Mutual respect -- 5.2. SOCIETY -- 5.2.1. Cultural differences in communication styles -- 5.2.2. Language proficiency -- 5.3. ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL -- 5.4. MODERATORS -- 5.5. SUMMARY -- 6 GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- 6.1. MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS -- 6.2. IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX A: A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION -- APPENDIX B: A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT -- APPENDIX C: OVERVIEW OF THE FINDINGS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.