A master thesis from Aalborg University
Cultural differences between Danish and French contractors: Overcoming cultural differences in an international cooperation
[Kulturelle forskelle mellem danske og franske entreprenører: Overvinde kulturelle forskelle i et internationalt samarbejde]
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-06-01
Pages
96 pages
Abstract
Dette kandidat speciale handler om de kultur forskelle, der kunne føre til problemer når to entreprenører, en fransk og en dansk arbejder samme for et byggeprojekt. Grænser og en ramme blev fastsat til denne undersøgelse, som var så fokuseret på byggeledere i en partnering i form af et konsortium. Kultur blev undersøgt først for sig self for at finde den fokus vinkel til undersøgelse. Of derefter blev nationale kulturer i begge lande undersøgt for at fremhæve forskelle, som kunne være potentielle problemer for samarbejdet. Organisationskultur blev også undersøgt, for at forstå sine udfordringer.
This master thesis is dealing with the cultural differences that could be leading to issues when two contractors, a French and a Danish one would do a partnering for a construction project. Limits and a frame were set for this study that focussed on site managers in a partnering in the form of a consortium. Culture was studied first for itself to elaborate the focus angle of the project, and then national cultures of both countries were examined to highlight differences which could be potential problems for the cooperation. Organisational culture was also looked into, in order to understand its challenges.
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