Cultural Factors in Project Management

Cultural Factors in Project Management

While there are volumes of books available on project management, very few discuss how demography, ethnicity and socio-cultural factors influence on projects outcome.
An empirical study recently conducted into this phenomenon in China, and comparing it with India, has shown that the profound influence of personal connection (guanxi), face (mianzhi), and ethnographic bonding (minzhu de jing mi jie he) all play an important role in determining the success outcome for their projects in China vis-a-vis with India.
Can these practices be be emulated in other countries to harness an increased efficiency in projects outcome?

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		1 Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
	The Role of Demography, Ethnicity, and Socio-cultural Factors in Project Management Dear Professor, thanks for sharing this truly interesting subject. Could you please add a short summary of each of these 3 Chinese practices and their relation with PM? Ideal would be if you could add one of them per reaction. This will be the start of a collection of such demographic, ethnic, and socio-cultural project management practices here in this discussion...

		4 C.L. Kappagomtula Professor, Malaysia
	Guanxi or Personal Connection Guanxi, in simplified Chinese means personal connection. - In western management concepts, this is ... Sign up

		2 Gwande Project Manager, Zimbabwe
	Linked to Cultural Intelligence This issue is linked to Cultural Intelligence. What Professor said is very true also in the Africa... Sign up

		2 Jacques Broquet, Australia
	The Role of Demography, Ethnicity and Socio-cultural Factors in Project Management The sex of the project manager (PM) is a key determinant in some countries where men will not take a... Sign up

		2 Rakesh Gudur Strategy Consultant, India
	Culture Context in PM It is very important to understand the cultural context in which a manager operates. If not projects... Sign up

		2 C.L. Kappagomtula Professor, Malaysia
	Culture Has Profound Impact on the Outcome of Projects The book titled, "Multi currency savings - Culture and Society's impact on Projects Management: Chin... Sign up

		1 Dr. Eyal Policar Entrepreneur, Israel
	PM is Very Much a Level and Cultural Thing After 30 years of running my own business, at other times being part of a team, these days being the... Sign up