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Leveraging Workforce Diversity and Team Development

Leveraging Workforce Diversity and Team Development

Aileen G. Zaballero, Hsin-Ling Tsai, Philip Acheampong
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466618121|ISBN10: 1466618124|EISBN13: 9781466618138
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch020
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Zaballero, Aileen G., et al. "Leveraging Workforce Diversity and Team Development." Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts, edited by Chaunda L. Scott and Marilyn Y. Byrd, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 341-353. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch020

APA

Zaballero, A. G., Tsai, H., & Acheampong, P. (2012). Leveraging Workforce Diversity and Team Development. In C. Scott & M. Byrd (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts (pp. 341-353). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch020

Chicago

Zaballero, Aileen G., Hsin-Ling Tsai, and Philip Acheampong. "Leveraging Workforce Diversity and Team Development." In Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts, edited by Chaunda L. Scott and Marilyn Y. Byrd, 341-353. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch020

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Abstract

This chapter will emphasize the importance of collaborative team-based work groups among diverse settings. First, the authors will discuss the factors of diverse teams and identify the stages of group development focusing on Tuckman’s Model. In addition, Gert Hofstede’s cultural dimension will be addressed. Finally, organizational contexts that impact the performance of diverse teams such will be explored.

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