HOW GLOBAL TEAMS SHARE EXPERIENCES – A STUDY OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Holmqvist, J.; Ericson ,A.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
Page(s): 1561-1570
Abstract
Experience sharing implies a diversity of issues related to processes, behaviours, people, technologies and culture. It is important to stress that those issues are not only framed by the organization, but also by the individuals’ different backgrounds and positions. Having insights into the organizational as well as three national cultures at the case company, the paper shed light on knowledge conversations in global teams. This is done by using three perspectives, i.e. internal structure, external structure and individual competence.
Keywords: project work, sharing experiences, culture, global teams, teamwork, knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing, knowledge management, expertise sharing, product development