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What is Alternative Workplaces (AW)

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The combination of nontraditional work practices, settings, and locations that is beginning to supplement traditional offices.
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Cultural Influences on Virtual Teamwork Collaboration
Amyris Fernandez (Ibmec Educacional, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch019
Abstract
This article discusses culture influence on virtual teamwork collaboration efficiency. We can understand culture as a framework of meanings, which gives a certain group of people the same linguistic framework, collective interpretation of the environment, its ways of self understanding, its customs, traditions, and values. Culture also involves the human spirit, personal expression, principles, and moral commitments. Culture shapes the way people interpret and send messages and the way they think about issues like contractual obligations, work procedures or professional ethics (Lavoire, 2001).
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