Globalization is inevitable and irreversible. Accordingly, multicultural teams have become more common and become an important aspect of IHRM (International Human Resource Management). Nevertheless, the impact of cultural diversity on team performance is controversial.
Some scholars argue that multicultural teams produce more creative solutions, innovations, and high-quality ideas. Others, however, say that multicultural teams often have difficult to reach consensus and lead to mistrust, miscommunication, and misunderstanding.
Give your opinion about multicultural team. Do the advantages of multicultural team outweigh the disadvantages? Suggest ways to manage multicultural team effectively. You can use your own experiences.