The impact of cultural diversity on project management in an international organization : case study : rizzani de eccher

Abstract EN

Contemporary technology has revealed a number of sophisticated means of communication and transportation.

These means have had a radical upheaval on the whole world.

The rise of the economic world has been achieved by this globalization.

Also, she it has witnessed a dramatic increase in multinational transactions and cooperations, which have made the emergence of what is called cross-cultural business or the multicultural business.

International projects are among the manifestations of globalization, where cultural diversity has a major impact on staff because they have distinct perceptions.

This is a big challenge for both managers and employees, they have to adapt with multiculturalism, and build a successful multicultural team carrying out a new style of management which is intercultural management.

Our research has been emphasized through a case study about a project management in an Italian company located in Algeria, where multiculturalism exists.