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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kiefer, Dagmar.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Forschungsergebnisse der Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Series
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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.

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