The aim of this literature review essay is to outline the potential of global teams, along with highlighting possible obstacles in their cooperation and the subsequently moderating role of multicultural leaders to enhance the overall team performance. Global team members are characterized by their heterogeneity in language, origin, and culture and thus, have a great potential to increase the performance of international operating organizations significantly. Nevertheless, higher creativity through different mentalities and low groupthink could be impeded by cultural misunderstandings and language barriers.
Multicultural leaders, who are identifying themselves with more than one culture, have the possibility to overcome these obstacles by enabling global teams to successfully cooperate. Cultural Intelligence, a global mindset and cross-cultural communication skills are required competencies on which multicultural leaders depend on in their roles as boundary spanner, bridge maker and blender.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Relevance for today's organizations
- Objectives, Scope and Limitations
- Methodology (Literature Research Strategy)
- Definitions, Concepts and Theories
- Multiculturals, Multicultural & Global Team, Multicultural Leadership
- Global Leadership
- Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
- Global Mindset
- Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS)
- How to Enhance the Cooperation of Global Teams Through Multicultural Leadership?
- Current State of Research
- Opportunities of Global Teams and their Key Characteristics
- Challenges of Global Teams and the Roles of Multicultural Leaders
- Conceptual Framework
- Research Gaps
- Conclusion
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This literature review essay aims to explore the potential of global teams, highlighting the challenges they face in collaboration and the role of multicultural leaders in enhancing overall team performance. The essay examines necessary leadership skills, intercultural competences, and the significance of a global mindset in achieving these goals. The research investigates various articles and empirical studies from highly-ranked journals to understand the advantages and disadvantages of multicultural team leadership.
- The potential of global teams in improving organizational performance.
- Challenges faced by global teams, including cultural misunderstandings and language barriers.
- The role of multicultural leaders in bridging cultural gaps and fostering effective teamwork.
- Essential leadership skills and intercultural competences for successful multicultural leadership.
- The importance of a global mindset in navigating international business environments.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The Introduction section highlights the impact of globalization and digitalization on today's business environment, emphasizing the rise of global teams and the need for multicultural leadership. It establishes the objectives and scope of the literature review, which focuses on examining the challenges and opportunities of global teams and the role of multicultural leaders in addressing them.
The Methodology section outlines the research strategy employed in the literature review, highlighting the sources used and the criteria for their selection. The Definitions, Concepts and Theories section provides a clear understanding of key terms like "multicultural," "global team," "multicultural leadership," "cultural intelligence," "global mindset," and "positive organizational scholarship," laying the groundwork for subsequent analysis.
The "How to Enhance the Cooperation of Global Teams Through Multicultural Leadership?" section delves into the current state of research on global teams, exploring their potential and highlighting the challenges they face. It examines the roles of multicultural leaders in overcoming these obstacles, discussing the essential leadership skills and intercultural competences required for success.
The Conceptual Framework section presents a model illustrating the interconnections between the different concepts explored in the literature review, providing a visual representation of the relationships between global teams, multicultural leadership, and intercultural competences.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This literature review focuses on the key concepts of global teams, multicultural leadership, cultural intelligence, global mindset, and positive organizational scholarship. It explores how these concepts interrelate to enhance the cooperation of global teams and improve organizational performance.
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- Marco Berschneider (Author), 2019, How to enhance the cooperation of global teams through multicultural leadership?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1416346
