Managing a multicultural team
Eon, Inès (2021)
Eon, Inès
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104235624
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104235624
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The aim of this thesis was to show what is multiculturalism and how it influences the management of companies. Indeed, today, almost all businesses are international, that is why, it is essential for managers to understand “cultures” and to know managing this diversity within their teams.
This report gives clear view of multiculturalism in companies and explains how to manage this phenomenon.
The structure of this thesis consists of five main sections including the introduction. The second part discusses the meaning of multiculturalism and its apparition in the world. Then, I will talk about culture: the definition, the different models and levels of culture, and finally, the Hofstede dimensions. The fourth chapter is about the management in companies by showing several types of management and explaining how to manage a team. And finally, the fifth section deals with the management of a multicultural team by describing the diversity in a group, the importance of the communication and also the way to manage conflicts in the workplace by introducing a proactive model that could help organizations to avoid these tensions.
Nowadays, understanding this multiculturalism is very obvious and essential for businesses. In fact, our world is universal, as we have said previously, almost all companies are multicultural. It is important for managers to understand the different cultures, in order to know how to avoid conflicts, to communicate with their teams and to reach the goals.
This report gives clear view of multiculturalism in companies and explains how to manage this phenomenon.
The structure of this thesis consists of five main sections including the introduction. The second part discusses the meaning of multiculturalism and its apparition in the world. Then, I will talk about culture: the definition, the different models and levels of culture, and finally, the Hofstede dimensions. The fourth chapter is about the management in companies by showing several types of management and explaining how to manage a team. And finally, the fifth section deals with the management of a multicultural team by describing the diversity in a group, the importance of the communication and also the way to manage conflicts in the workplace by introducing a proactive model that could help organizations to avoid these tensions.
Nowadays, understanding this multiculturalism is very obvious and essential for businesses. In fact, our world is universal, as we have said previously, almost all companies are multicultural. It is important for managers to understand the different cultures, in order to know how to avoid conflicts, to communicate with their teams and to reach the goals.