From the course: Social Interactions for Multinational Teams
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Promote multicultural teamwork
From the course: Social Interactions for Multinational Teams
Promote multicultural teamwork
- Teamwork is recognized as fundamental in most cultures but the different meanings and applications that teamwork and team building have in different countries could make life in the workplace more confusing without more information. Now teamwork is important in every country but how different is this concept around the world? Well, think about the Japanese work culture for example. While in the U.S., individual workers are often praised and rewarded for their result, but in Japan, the stress is always on the team's achievements. There are many more team meetings in Japan than in the U.S. To come to a common decision about the process to achieve goals, not only about the goals themselves. I remember for example, when I was teaching English in the UK to two groups of teenage students, one from Columbia and one from Japan, they had to complete the project within two days, filming a horror short film in English. They had to write the script, act, and film. While the Columbian group…
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