How to determine team composition and address cultural diversity in a multinational team?
With the penetration of most sophisticated technology into every industry, the world has become a global village and this has provided many companies an opportunity to expand their services internationally. However, cultural diversity at a workspace is one of the primary hurdles that the establishments need to overcome. Because as the firms grow large, the number of cross-national teams is likely to increase and so are the complexities associated with these teams. Also keeping the fact in mind that, so far projects that sizes from small and mediocre to huge, have failed majorly due to miscommunication rather than other factors, companies are now planning to lay more emphasis on cultural management in terms of training & support. They believe that this support not only helps the team members to work effectively with people who do not share their culture and nationality, but it also prepares the intercultural teams to face unpredictabilities and urgent tasks with confidence.