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CHAPTER 5

DEVELOPING MULTINATIONAL
PROJECT TEAMS

Aaron J. Nurick
Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts

Hans J. Thamhain
Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts

Aaron J. Nurick is Wilder Professor of Management and Psychology
at Bentley College. He received a B.S. in business administration
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in
organizational psychology from the University of Tennessee. He
holds a postdoctoral certificate from the Boston Institute for
Psychotherapy, as well as certifications in mediation and emotional
intelligence assessment. Dr. Nurick’s teaching and scholarship have
been devoted to the application of psychology to management and
organizations. His published work includes articles in the Journal of
Management Inquiry, Psychological Bulletin, Human Relations,
Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior Teaching
Review, Journal of Management Education, Business Horizons, and
Human Resource Planning, among others. He is also the author of
the book, Participation in Organizational Change: The TVA
Experiment (Praeger, 1985) that documents a long-term organiza-
tional change project.

Hans Thamhain specializes in research and development (R&D) and
technology-based project management. He is a professor of man-
agement and director of MOT and project management programs at
Bentley College. His industrial experience includes 20 years of man-
agement positions with high-technology companies: GTE/Verizon,
General Electric, and ITT. Dr. Thamhain has written over 70 research
papers and five professional reference books in project and technol-
ogy management. His latest book is Management of Technology
(Wiley, 2005). He is the recipient of the Distinguished Contribution
Award from the Project Management Institute in 1998 and the IEEE
Engineering Manager of the Year 2000–2001 Award. He is certified as
New Product Development Professional and Project Management
Professional, and profiled in Marquis Who’s Who in America.

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