Diversity and Knowledge Sharing in Global PBO

Dr. Birgit Meyer holds a doctorate from Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany), a Master of Arts in Technical Journalism from Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, and a Dipl.-Wirtschaftsing. (FH) from Ingenieurschule für Polygraphie Leipzig. With a strong background in both research and business, Dr. Meyer has valuable experience working and studying across diverse cultures in Africa, Arabia, and Asia, enriching her contributions to the field.

• Introduction.- Global Project-Based Organizations and Cross-Cultural Management.- Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing in Global Project-Based Organizations.- Enabling Cross-Cultural Knowledge Sharing by Applying Cross-Cultural Competencies: Metacognitive CQ as Key Driver.-Research Methodology: Focal Ethnography with Comparative Case Study Research.- Conducting Ethnographic Research.- Pre-Study: The Role of Chinese Millennials in Cross-Cultural Knowledge Sharing (RQ 2).- Case Description: Case Study 1–Team Germany.- Case Description: Case Study 2-Team Netherlands.- Case Description: Case Study 3–Team China.- Challenges and Success Factors for Cross-Cultural Team Knowledge Sharing in Global Project-Based Organizations Managing Megaprojects (RQ 3).- Achieving Cross-Cultural Complementarity and Developing Cross-Cultural Competencies to Promote Cross-Cultural Team Knowledge Sharing in Global Project-Based Organizations–The Development of a Cross-Cultural Competence and Diversity Management Model (RQ 4).- Research Results (RQ 1 – RQ 4).- Conclusion.