Open AccessChallenges in Managing Multicultural Teams
Author(s) -
Wioleta J. Karna,
Agnieszka KnapStefaniuk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspektywy kultury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-8014
pISSN - 2081-1446
DOI - 10.35765/pk.2019.2603.07
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , knowledge management , competence (human resources) , human resource management , strengths and weaknesses , diversity (politics) , cultural competence , psychology , public relations , value (mathematics) , cultural diversity , engineering ethics , sociology , political science , engineering , pedagogy , social psychology , computer science , machine learning , anthropology
The aim of the article is to identify challenges in managing multicultural teams, which, according to the authors, are extremely important in modern human resource management. This paper is based on literature studies and available reports. The authors prove that the challenges associated with the effective management of multicultural teams are very large, especially considering the stereotypes and prejudices related to the cultural diversity of employees and the diverse competences of managers who manage multicultural teams. The main value of the study is to clarify the need to raise the awareness of managers in terms of the development potential of multicultural teams, taking into account both their strengths and weaknesses, while pointing to the need for competence development in managers and their ability to build positive relations between representatives of different cultures.