5.3.3 Review of Papers Concerning Engineering Teams in INCOSE Symposia 1991 to 2002

Ferris, Timothy L.J.

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“…Is it possible to link diversity to per formance or outcomes? A cursory search of INCOSE symposia papers shows that culture and diversity as discussion points for systems engineering teams first appear in the early 2000s (Ferris 2003). Replicating Ferris' analysis in a post2005 period would uncover an increasing attention to the top ics.…”

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Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity

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2019

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Most professionals are familiar with the works of Geert Hofstede who developed a framework for cross‐cultural communications in 1980 based on a worldwide survey of employee values between 1967 and 1973, or, Richard D. Lewis and his book, When Cultures Collide, first issued in 1996 and now in its third edition featuring the Lewis model of cross‐cultural communication. Both are based on years of research into the personal attributes one might expect to find in the various countries and offer suggestions on how persons of different backgrounds might use those differences to build relationships and work together. The first person to coin the term culture was Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, an English anthropologist in the 18th century. In his words, culture is “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society (Taylor 1871, 1).” This article investigates the connections between diversity in systems engineering teams, and quality, innovation, and competitive advantage. I look at the many faces of diversity from a cultural viewpoint and harvest some useful wisdom from the literature and my own experiences as an American living and working in Norway. I conclude that the path to successful appreciation of others comes from maintaining an open mind, alongside careful reflection of the viewpoints of colleagues and friends, and an open attitude toward the value of continuous learning and exploration of the “ologies.”

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Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity

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5.1.2 Cross‐Cultural Issues Associated with the Application of ISO/IEC 15288 Standard

Ferris

2006

INCOSE International Symp

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Abstract. This paper reviews the history of systems engineering standards documents from the perspective of the interaction of the standards with culture. The early standards were largely prescriptive procedural documents arising from concerns of the defense and aerospace industries, largely in USA. The latest standard, ISO 15288, follows an issues related approach and is designed to be flexible enough to address the systems engineering needs of a broad range of industries in many countries. The paper argues that the new standard presents different cultural challenges than the earlier standards. The cultural analysis of Hofstede is used as a theoretical construct with which to assess the interaction of the change from earlier standards to ISO 15288 with national and organizational cultures.

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Engineering Practice and National Cultural Context

Ferris

2006

2006 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference

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5.3.3 Review of Papers Concerning Engineering Teams in INCOSE Symposia 1991 to 2002

Cited by 4 publications

References 79 publications

Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity

Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity

5.1.2 Cross‐Cultural Issues Associated with the Application of ISO/IEC 15288 Standard

Engineering Practice and National Cultural Context

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