Managing Cross Cultural Differences in Projects Estimations

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dc.contributor.authorObiria, P. B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-02T11:20:18Z
dc.date.available2021-01-22T10:08:28Z
dc.date.available2024-03-02T11:20:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe likelihood of project success and enhanced organization’s competitive position can be as a results of effective use of cross-cultural project teams that provide a source of experience and innovative thinking. However, cultural differences and related conflicts can interfere with the successful completion of projects in today's multicultural global business community. To achieve project goals and avoid cultural misunderstandings, project managers should be culturally sensitive and promote creativity and motivation through flexible leadership. This paper describes the most well-known and accepted theories of cultural differences and illustrates them with examples from project estimations. These theories consider relations between people, motivational orientation, definition of self and others, attitudes toward time, risk, control, context, and the environment. We evaluate motivation and training of multicultural project teams and relevant implications for project management estimations. We provide specific examples of success and failure in multicultural projects and relate project performance to cultural differences. The paper concludes that multicultural project management can succeed through culturally-aware leadership, effective cross-cultural communication, mutual respect, and reconciliation. Without them, it is destined to fail.
dc.description.sponsorshipPAC University
dc.identifier.citationObiria, P. (2020). MANAGING CROSS CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PROJECTS ESTIMATIONS. PAC University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 3(1), 41-47. Retrieved from http://js.delaintechnologies.com/index.php/PACUJASS/article/view/8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3072.2
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectProject Managementen_US
dc.subjectcross-cultural project teamsen_US
dc.subjectmulticultural project managementen_US
dc.titleManaging Cross Cultural Differences in Projects Estimationsen_US
dc.typeArticle
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