Effective project management around the world: On the management of cultural differences in international building projects

Building internationally is no longer an exception, but a standard for various construction companies. With that, the need to understand foreign norms, values and beliefs becomes crucial to deliver successful projects. Through understanding and managing cultural differences in projects, project advantages and general company success can be...

Open the Dialogue! Strategic tools for improving innovation management in a multi-cultural engineering environment

Research of context and current situation of Driessen Aerospace, an engineering company in expansion and the division Galleys Europe with the objective of finding out how can can be influenced the management of innovation, collaboration and organizational culture towards innovation in all different locations taking into account the cultural...

Tailoring Qibbel for Northern Europe

Design of a children's bicycle seat, targeted at the Northern European market, excluding the Netherlands. A research was performed to cultural differences in cycling with children, and the proposed design reflects the outcomes of that research.