Culture Matters

Acknowledgments

Bismi-Allahi Ar-Rahmani, Ar-Raheem

With Allah’s willing, after many years, I have finally managed to turn my dissertation into a book. It took me two years to finish this challenging journey of turning my research findings on global virtual teams and culture into practical implications that, I hope, will be useful to scholars and practitioners. Neither the research nor the book-writing journey would have been possible without the countless help, guidance, and support of my beloved people around me: my beloved spouse—Associate Professor Dr. Shafiz Affendi Mohd Yusof, my parents and in-laws, family members, and colleagues. Let me also extend my deepest appreciation to my former advisor, Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, who has been instrumental ...