Research Paper Outline
Brian Wade
Liberty University
BUSI415
Outline and Annotated Bibliography
1. Introduction
a. Kuwait is a country in the middle east that is located between Saudi Arabia and
Irag.
b. Kuwait is known for gaining its wealth from being the its oil refineries (Sadek,
Crystal, Anthony, & Ochsenwald, 2022).
c. Thesis Statement- How does cultural diversity training affect the impact on global
projects in Kuwait.
2. Body
a. Kuwaiti environmental considerations
i. Government and society
ii. Kuwait has a population of 4 million and covers almost sq miles. It is
governed by emirate or Emir, which is typically a title given to monarch or
high office official in a Muslim ruled territory.
iii. The president is Amir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah has reigned in
Kuwait since 30 September 2020 when Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-
Sabah died (Global Insights, 2022).
b. Culture
i. Kuwait is a melting pot nation and two-thirds of the population is
expatriate workers from Southeast Asia (Sadek, Crystal, Anthony, &
Ochsenwald, 2022).
ii. Embraces any aspects of the western culture, It is an Arab-Islamic nation
and remain very conservative (Sadek, Crystal, Anthony, &
Ochsenwald, 2022).
c. Global project considerations
i. Global outsourcing is slowly becoming more of a common business and
studies show that U.S. Corporations are spending billions of dollars
outsourcing resources and services (Anantatmula & Thomas, 2008)
ii. Teams need to pay attention to cultural differences that can have effects on
communication (Anantatmula & Thomas, 2008)
iii. Multicultural Teams can increase the level of innovation by using different
techniques to collect and gather ideas (Binder, 2009).
d. Biblical integration
i. Romans 14:10- Why do you pass judgement on your brother? Or you, why
do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgement
seat of God (ESV).
3. Conclusion
a. I will restate the research that was found showed that cultural diversity training is
a substantial for global projects. Training needs to be done to make sure that
everyone is aware of the culture of the country that the project is going to be
working in.
References
:
Abyad, A. (2017). Globalization Challenges in Project Management. Middle East Journal of
Business, DOI: 10.5742/MEJB.2017.93085; Vol.12(4), p.10-19. This article talks about
the challenges that a project manager may face when dealing with a global project. The
paper concluded saying that international projects that use cross-cultural teams can
provide more experience and innovative thinking. Dr. Abyad is the director at American
University of Technology, CEO of Abyad Medical Center, and President/ Coordinator of
the middle east Academy for Aging. This study is relevant because it talks about the
challenges that a project manager may face when dealing with an international project.
Anantatmula, V. S., & Thomas, M. (2008). Global Projects, how to manage them successfully?
Retrieved from PMI: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/global-projects-manage-
successfully-team-7146# This article talks about the challenges that a project manager
may face when dealing with a global project and how to manage them successfully. The
author talks about the enablers and barriers that a project manager may encounter when
dealing with a global project. One thing that is both a positive and negative effect on a
global project is the time difference. The article finds that project managers need to adapt
their leadership skills based on the cultural values, time zone differences and political
issues of the area where their project is being conducted.
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BBC. (2020). Kuwait country profile. Retrieved from BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-
middle-east-14644252. The BBC is one of the largest leading public service broadcasters
in the world. This article talks about the culture, economy, government, and society of
Kuwait. This is beneficial when trying to figure out how to start a cultural diversity
training program to teams during an international project. A project manager needs to
know these things so there is no disrespect that could cause a project to go south.
Binder, J. (2009). The global project management framework: communication, collaboration,
and management across borders. Retrieved from PMI:
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/global-project-management-framework-6863. This
article talks about the struggles that a project manager may face when dealing with a
global project. The articles reviews the frameworks concepts and knowledge that a
company must consider to achieve a high level of efficiency on global projects. This is
beneficial for my research as being able to work in a global environment is crucial when
conducting an international project.
Bohannan, P., & Mark, G. (n.d.). High Points in Anthropology, 2nd edition. New York :
McGraw-Hill, Inc retrieved from
ttps://courses.lumenlearning.com/culturalanthropology/chapter/anthropological-culture-
concept/. Retrieved from Lumen Learning:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/culturalanthropology/chapter/what-is-culture/. This
section talks about what the culture is of a country. This is important because sometimes
a culture is hard to define when instructing people about another country. The authors
clearly describe how a culture is different and how people need to adapt and transform to
the physical, biological and their surroundings. Through these surroundings people learn
to adapt to their surrounding which makes up their culture.
Global Insights. (2022). Kuwait. Retrieved from Global Insights:
https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/kuwait/government
Grisham, T. W. (2009). International Project Management: Leadership in Complex
Environments. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book talks about how a project manager
leads an International Project. It is used during our learning in BUSI416. It gives the
framework and the project basics to deal with an international project. This book is an
asset to help gain the basic knowledge and skills for a project manager.
McGraw-Hill . (2020). Leading Global Projects. McGraw-Hill, Inc. This book talks about
leading projects in a global capacity. We use this book throughout our learning in
BUSI416. It teaches the fundamentals about how project teams work in a global
environment. International projects have multiple different environmental and learning
the basics will help a project manager.
Ramburuth, P., & Welch, C. (2005). Educating the Global Manager: Cultural Diversity and
Cross-Cultural Training in International Business Education. Journal of Teaching in
International Business. , Vol. 16 Issue 3, p5-27; DOI: 10.1300/J066v16n03_02. This
article talks about the lack of cultural diversity and cross-cultural training that is provided
to students and that there is a lack of interactions between different cultural groups. The
article suggests that cross-cultural competencies can be taught and include cultural
awareness and sensitivity training as well as training on other cultures values, normal
behaviors and beliefs. This is beneficial for a project manager because there are proven
areas that need to be covered for a successful diversity training. While not everyone will
be fully trained in all areas of another culture, there should be sufficient training to hit the
main areas.
Sadek, D. A., Crystal, J., Anthony, J. D., & Ochsenwald, W. L. (2022). Kuwait. Retrieved from
Britanncia: Retreived from Britanncia https://www.britannica.com/place/Kuwait. This is
a section out of the Britannica Encyclopedia that talks about Kuwait. Britannica is one of
the oldest and most reliable encyclopedias due to its ability to have recruit renowned
schools who reference verifiable facts. This section is viable in this research because it
talks about the history, culture, economy, government, and society of Kuwait. Knowing
all of the aspects will help a project manager understand the cultural differences that
could affect a team working in this country
(Anantatmula & Thomas, 2008)
This article talks about the challenges that a project manager may face when dealing with a
global project and how to manage them successfully. The author talks about the enablers and
barriers that a project manager may encounter when dealing with a global project. One thing that
is both a positive and negative effect on a global project is the time difference. The article finds
that project managers need to adapt their leadership skills based on the cultural values, time zone
differences and political issues of the area where their project is being conducted.
(Binder, 2009)
This article talks about the struggles that a project manager may face when dealing with a global
project. The articles reviews the frameworks concepts and knowledge that a company must
consider to achieve a high level of efficiency on global projects. This is beneficial for my
research as being able to work in a global environment is crucial when conducting an
international project.
(Global Insights, 2022)
(McGraw-Hill , 2020)
This book talks about leading projects in a global capacity. We use this book throughout
our learning in BUSI416. It teaches the fundamentals about how project teams work in a global
environment. International projects have multiple different environmental and learning the basics
will help a project manager.
(Grisham, 2009)
This book talks about how a project manager leads an International Project. It is used during our
learning in BUSI416. It gives the framework and the project basics to deal with an international
project. This book is an asset to help gain the basic knowledge and skills for a project manager.
(Abyad, 2017)
This article talks about the challenges that a project manager may face when dealing with a
global project. The paper concluded saying that international projects that use cross-cultural
teams can provide more experience and innovative thinking. Dr. Abyad is the director at
American University of Technology, CEO of Abyad Medical Center, and President/ Coordinator
of the middle east Academy for Aging. This study is relevant because it talks about the
challenges that a project manager may face when dealing with an international project.
(Sadek, Crystal, Anthony, & Ochsenwald, 2022)
This is a section out of the Britannica Encyclopedia that talks about Kuwait. Britannica is one of
the oldest and most reliable encyclopedias due to its ability to have recruit renowned schools
who reference verifiable facts. This section is viable in this research because it talks about the
history, culture, economy, government, and society of Kuwait. Knowing all of the aspects will
help a project manager understand the cultural differences that could affect a team working in
this country.
(Bohannan & Mark)
This section talks about what the culture is of a country. This is important because sometimes a
culture is hard to define when instructing people about another country. The authors clearly
describe how a culture is different and how people need to adapt and transform to the physical,
biological and their surroundings. Through these surroundings people learn to adapt to their
surrounding which makes up their culture.
(BBC, 2020)
The BBC is one of the largest leading public service broadcasters in the world. This article talks
about the culture, economy, government, and society of Kuwait. This is beneficial when trying to
figure out how to start a cultural diversity training program to teams during an international
project. A project manager needs to know these things so there is no disrespect that could cause a
project to go south.
(Ramburuth & Welch, 2005)
This article talks about the lack of cultural diversity and cross-cultural training that is provided to
students and that there is a lack of interactions between different cultural groups. The article
suggests that cross-cultural competencies can be taught and include cultural awareness and
sensitivity training as well as training on other cultures values, normal behaviors and beliefs.
This is beneficial for a project manager because there are proven areas that need to be covered
for a successful diversity training. While not everyone will be fully trained in all areas of another
culture, there should be sufficient training to hit the main areas.
