TEAMWORK IN A CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT. AUSTRIA, POLAND AND TURKEY COMPARISON
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https://doi.org/10.12775/JPM.2012.003Keywords
Culture, cultural dimensions, teamwork, intercultural managementAbstract
This article gives insight into cultural differences and the way they affect business life. The focus of the paper is to present results of a study conducted among students from Austria, Poland and Turkey. Its aim is to provide comparison of cultural dimensions crucial at workplace and to identify trends in attitudes towards teamwork in populations of countries presented as well as to reveal similarities and differences in their team-related behaviour.
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