Cross‐cultural collaboration: Whose culture is it, anyway?

Deborah S. Bosley University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

By examining the cultural assumptions about what makes an effective team member, this essay argues that we typically design collaborative projects and evaluate student participants by using a Western model of how people should behave in groups. In order to enhance cross‐cultural understanding in collaboration, instructors can help students focus on cultural differences in group emphasis, achievement, decision‐making, and communication styles.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1993-01-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259309364523
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