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Dear Project Manager,


You are invited to participate in our survey about leadership in multicultural project teams. The survey asks questions about experiences in leading multicultural teams. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire.


Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact René Hinkfoth at +49 821 5581159 or by email at [email protected].



Please send a link to this survey (http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=442042) after you completed the questionnaire to any project manager you know who already has experience in leading multicultural project teams.


Thank you very much for your time and support. Please proceed with the survey by clicking the Next button below.

 
 


In this section we ask some general information about you and your Project Management background.
 
 

Please select your gender
 
male
 
female
 
 
 
How old are you?
   
 
 
 
What is your nationality?
(e.g. US-American, German or Chinese)
   
 
 
 
How many years of Project Management experience do you have?
   
 
 
 
How many multiucultural project teams have you manage?
   
 
 

Do you have the PMP®-Certification?

(Project Management Professional Certification issued by the Project Management Institute)
 
Yes
 
No
 
 


In the following section we will ask you about your experiences in multicultural project teams. Please choose only one project that was most rewarding multicultural challenges or experiences.
 
 

Were you appointed the project manager for this project?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 

Have you ever managed a multicultural team before this project?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
How much of your working time (in percent) were you assigned to this project?
(if you worked full-time on this project put in 100)
   
 
 
 
How much of your time (in percent) was assigned to non-project work?
(e.g. for a functional manager)
   
 
 
 
What was the duration (in years) of the project?
(e.g. 2.5)
   
 
 


In the following section we will ask you about your experiences in multicultural project teams. Please choose only one project that was most rewarding multicultural challenges or experiences.
 
 

How successful was the project?
 
Successful: The project is completed on time and on budget, with all features and functions originally specified.
 
Challenged: The project is completed and operational, but over-budget, over the time estimate, and with fewer features and functions than initially specified.
 
Failed: The project is cancelled before completion or never implemented.
 
 
 
How big was the project team?
(if 10 employees worked for the project put in 10)
   
 
 
 
Of which nationalities were the members of the project team? Specify the number if possible.
(e.g. 6 US-Americans, 3 Germans and 3 Chineses)
   
 
 

Which team structure best describe the project team in this project?
 
During the project, team members lived in the same country and met face-to-face
 
During the project, team members lived in different countries and met face-to-face
 
Team met only virtually
 
 
 
How many of the team members were assigned full-time to the project?
   
 
 

Did the project management staff work part-time or full-time on the project?
 
Part-time
 
Full-time
 
 

What kind of authority did you have to manage your project?

(more than one answer possible)
 
Disciplinary power
 
Rewards / Bonus
 
Other
 

 
 

Do you think your given authority was sufficient for you to fulfill your role and duty for the project?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What kind of authority would have been required for you to answer the previous question with a "Yes"?
   
 
 


In the following section we will ask you about your experiences in multicultural project teams. Please choose only one project that was most rewarding multicultural challenges or experiences.
 
 
 
What kind of problems arose from the multicultural environment in your project?
   
 
 
 
How did you manage these problems?
   
 
 
 
How did you try to avoid problems caused by the multicultural environment in the team?
   
 
 
 
Following your personal experience, what other problems caused by cultural diversity could occur in a multicultural project team?
(here you can draw on experiences from other projects in which you have been involve)
   
 
 
 
How do you detect if problems in the project are caused by cultural issues or by a lack of the necessary competence to manage a role?
   
 
 

Finally, how would you rate the statement that a project manager needs a great cultural understanding to lead a multicultural team effectively?
strongly disagree disagree indifferent agree strongly agree
 
 
 
Feedback (Is there anything else you would like to say about this topic? If you are interested to hear about the results, please leave your email address here!)
   
 
Survey - 2006 by Arely Rincon & René Hinkfoth, master students at Linköping University, Sweden
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