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Business vs. Cultural Frames of Reference in Group Decision Making: Interactions among Austrian, Finnish, and Swedish Business Students

Examines ways business and cultural frames of reference affect decision making in multicultural groups. Finds students' reactions to two class activities shows how "groupthink" arose in both exercises; cultural interference paralyzed group decision making in one group; and cultural interference demonstrated the importance of a cultural negotiation in finding common ground. (SC)

• Author/Creator: Auer-Rizzi, Werner, Berry, Michael
• Date Published: Jul
• Journal/Secondary Title: Journal of Business Communication
• Number: 3
• Volume: 37
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Students
• Subject: decision making
• Subject: Ethnography
• Subject: Group Dynamics
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Intercultural Communication

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