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the four dierent national groups each chose to approach the task so

dierently.

Table3.3 summarizes the four patterns of alignment and dispar-

ity reported here and the corresponding set of cultural faultlines.

e metric for re truck density identied three dierent goals and

formed a pair of cultural faultlines. e major rift separates the

Indians from the other three national groups. A lesser fault separates

the Swedes. It remains to be seen whether this diversity in goal setting

generalizes beyond the teams we studied and the C3Fire microworld.

Nevertheless, it has a serious implication: Multinationa ...