The Implications of National Culture on American Knowledge Work Teams: A Model of a Collaborative Corporate Culture to Support Team Functioning

In order to remain competitive, many American businesses implement team-based work strategies. In many cases, however, teams fail in American organizations, which may be in part due to a conflict between American culture and the cooperative environment necessary for teams to function effectively. By comparing the literature regarding American culture, challenges faced by teams, and then corporate culture, it becomes evident that there are aspects of American culture that pose challenges but also that an appropriate corporate culture can mediate some areas of incompatibility. A collaborative corporate culture can induce cooperation among employees without asking employees to work in a manner that is counterintuitive, thus gaining the benefits of teams.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

1999

Author dc:creator

• Bussey, Jennifer Amy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gossett, John S.
• Beyerlein, Michael
• Miles, Grant E.

• Teams in the workplace -- United States.
• Corporate culture -- United States.
• team based work strategies
• corporate culture

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Bussey, Jennifer Amy
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 47137121
untcat: b2299821
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2257/
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