@inproceedings{415bd28f79e3458eafe6c367be74d43d,
title = "Exploring the influence of cultural diversity in collaborative design teams: Preliminary findings",
abstract = "Past studies loosely define culturally heterogeneous group composition as any combination of mixed nationality and/or ethnicity. A case study with three project groups was conducted to investigate if culturally diverse groups composed differently in terms of nationality/ ethnicity mix will experience different types of communication problems. Communication problems of discussion dominance, reduced communication frequency and discussion exclusion were coded from taped discussions. Findings indicate that ethnicity and nationality give rise to different communication problems. Future studies should be specific when defining heterogeneous groups in terms of whether they are manipulating differences in nationality, ethnicity or both.",
keywords = "Collaborative design, Cultural diversity, Group composition, Group process",
author = "Chen, {Vivian Hsueh Hua} and Duh, {Henry Been Lirn}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2010.; 2nd IFIP TC 13 Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction, HCIS 2010 Held as Part of 21st IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2010 ; Conference date: 20-09-2010 Through 23-09-2010",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-15231-3_24",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642152306",
series = "IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology",
publisher = "Springer New York LLC",
pages = "246--254",
editor = "Peter Forbrig and Fabio Paterno and Pejtersen, {Annelise Mark}",
booktitle = "Human-Computer Interaction - 2nd IFIP TC 13 Symposium, HCIS 2010 Held as Part of WCC 2010, Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}