• 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
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2580762