TOPIC 1: Intercultural Competences for Working in International Teams

2. Activities

All activities are reflected in the learning diary

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Before checkpoint 1: 

  • Reflect on your own cultural identity based on the frameworks. 
  • Listen to Ted Talks video

Before checkpoint 2: 

  • Think about your own role in team work and the influence of communicative styles on reaching the common goals. 

Before checkpoint 3: 

(an integrated task, same as in Topic 2)

    • Find the company netiquette of your own organisation (or other), and discuss the importance of netiquette and ethical aspects.
  • Discuss all the above aspects from the points of view of:
    • personal /professional identity,
    • organizational culture,
    • work time/free time in virtual teamwork.

Suggested other Articles:

Claude Koehl (2016), Managing Diversity: 10 steps to multicultural team success: https://trainingmag.com/managing-diversity-10-steps-to-multicultural-team-success/

The Lewis Model (2018) , By Cross Culture: https://www.crossculture.com/about-us/the-model/

Vulture (2012), 33 Tips on Working in Multicultural Teams [4]: https://www.commisceo-global.com/blog/33-tips-on-working-in-multicultural-teams Juliet Bourke, Working in multicultural teams: https://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/human-capital/articles/working-multicultural-teams.html