DocumentCode :
2580762
Title :
Cowboys and Indians: Impacts of Cultural Diversity on Agile Teams
Author :
Aston, Janice ; Laroche, Lionel ; Meszaros, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Agile Perspective Inc., Calgary, AB
fYear :
2008
fDate :
4-8 Aug. 2008
Firstpage :
423
Lastpage :
428
Abstract :
Underestimating the impacts of cultural diversity on your team can be disastrous, creating barriers and even team breakdown. Most leaders arenpsilat aware of the influences that cultural differences can have on team dynamics. These impacts can be even more pronounced on agile self organizing teams. This paper explores these differences and discusses how we addressed them.
Keywords :
team working; agile self organizing teams; cultural diversity; team dynamics; Australia; Collaborative work; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Electric breakdown; Employment; Global communication; Horses; North America; Organizing; Cultural Diversity; Dysfunction; Team Dynamics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Agile, 2008. AGILE '08. Conference
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3321-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/Agile.2008.17
Filename :
4599517
Link To Document :
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