Metaphors and meaning: an intercultural analysis of the concept of teamwork.

This paper develops a conceptual framework to explain different understandings of the concept of teamwork across national and organizational cultures. Five different metaphors for teamwork (military, sports, community, family, and associates) were derived from the language team members used during i...

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Publicado en:	Administrative Science Quarterly Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 274 - 304
Autores principales:	Gibson, Cristina B., Zellmer-Bruhn, Mary E.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Administrative Science Quarterly June 2001
Materias:	Organizational sociology Meaning (Psychology) Social groups Cross-cultural differences Teams in the workplace Cross-cultural studies
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