Adopting Agile Across Borders: A Guide to Navigating Cultural Complexity in Agile Teams and Organizations

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G. Califano, D. SpinksAdopting Agile Across Bordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6948-0_11

11. United Arab Emirates (Dubai)

Glaudia Califano¹   and David Spinks¹

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Milton Keynes, UK

 

The population of the United Arab Emirates is overwhelmingly made up of immigrants. Workers come from countries such as Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Korea, Europe, and the United States for jobs in oil, construction, or knowledge work. Managing cross-cultural differences then, would appear to be one of the main challenges for organizations based in the country.

Our own visit was limited to Dubai, but our time there and the conversations that we had with the people in ...