Working in International Teams: Importance of Culture and Teamwork

Report
“Working in International Teams”
Assignment-1 Intercultural Business Competencies

Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................2
2. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
3.Working in teams and successful team-building..........................................................................3
Multilingual and Cross-cultural teams.........................................................................................5
Working in a team and successful team-building........................................................................6
3. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

1. Executive Summary
The current study helps to understand the importance of culture and team working within a
company. As every company want to stay ahead in the competition and that is why, they start
making teams who support the firm. Further the present report summarize that with the help of
effective team working model i.e. Kantor’s Four layer model for team work, every member of a
team share their views in order to meet the define aim. Also, with the help of Hofstede cultural
dimension model, culture of different countries are easily identified and this in turn understand
the behavior of the workers in a team as well.
2. Introduction
Mankind has undergone many changes over time, and with the globalization and
disappearance of borders between countries has appeared the opportunity to collaborate and meet
people from different regions of the globe. Nowadays it is common to see people from the
farthest reaches of the globe collaborating, working or studying in the same organization. They
interact with each other, do business, study or are part of the other's life.
First of all I would like to define culture and its importance in the workplace. Culture is a
discipline related to art, music, lifestyle, music, etc. and refers to a group of people or
community who collaborate or live together. Culture at work plays a vital role. It defines the
values, their daily behavior and the beliefs of the individuals of a community. Culture relates
directly to the personal style of work and the relationships that are established between members
of the organization (Pelau and Pop, 2018). When we talk about the culture of the organization,
we must also consider its impact on the individual. Of course, the organization or institution
plays a significant role in shaping the behavior and culture of the individual at work, now it is
important how it fits. In general, people opt for organizations or institutions where they feel
comfortable or where they feel they have similar cultures and values.
Now the company is opting for various teams, and things have actually changed.
But before I start with the theory, I would like to share some experiences I have had.
Case example:

As a child I was a very introverted person. I didn’t like to open my soul to anyone, to
interact or make friends. I think this was due to the severe education I received from my father.
I am originally from the Republic of Moldova, where I lived until finishing high school.
Everything were all beautiful and well organized until I realized that the life I live does not make
me happy. I always looked at the world around me who enjoy some phenomenal life
experiences, who travel a lot, who enjoy life and have everything they want, but I was left
behind, without any power or chance to change my life.
One day I decided that the changes come only from you and if I don’t like what I have, I
have to change this on my own. An extremely difficult thing for me was to decide to go to study
abroad, Romania is for us. as a kind of older sister, but nevertheless I never left the country and I
was very insecure about "what if I can't handle it?" "What if the world doesn't understand me?",
"Will I be able to cope with all the trials?"
But, with the landing on the Romanian territory, I understood the most important thing.
"Communication is the key to success." I was by far not the first or last person to make such a
change in life, there were thousands like me. And I would not have succeeded if I did not accept
life's challenges to change my attitude toward people.
My first interactions with the natives were downright nightmarish, but the attitude
changed everything. My colleagues didn't really understand what I was talking about, because
the dialect was different. We had to work a lot in teams and that helps me the most to interact
with people. Maybe I was a little insecure and slow, but I was interacting with people who were
able to clear my mind and help me learn something new, and I also had a lot of new ideas and
things to share.
3.Working in teams and successful team-building
In everyday life we hear these terms so often that we confuse them with each other. But
teamwork and team building are different things from each other.
I will start with their basic definitions:
Teamwork