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研究生：	許媖華 Hsu, Ying-Hua
論文名稱：	The Effect of Project Management on Transnational Team Performance The Effect of Project Management on Transnational Team Performance
指導教授：	鄭至甫 Jeng, Don Jyh-Fu
學位類別：	碩士 Master
系所名稱：	管理學院 - 國際經營管理研究所碩士在職專班 Institute of International Management (IIMBA--Master)(on the job class)
論文出版年：	2009
畢業學年度：	97
語文別：	英文
論文頁數：	79
外文關鍵詞：	Team performance, Trust, Project management, Transnational team, Knowledge sharing, Communication
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In the last decade, the number of transnational teams has grown rapidly due to the global economic environment and the growth of multinational companies. The advantages of transnational teams are many. They are seen by companies as an important human resource; they are able to connect a creative and flexible work force in order to successfully face global competition.
However, with their distributed geography, time zone differences, cultural differences and language barriers, the efficiency of transnational teams decrease. In addition, conflicts due to miscommunication and difficulties in managing and monitoring teams increase. Thus the uncertainty of transnational team performance becomes a big challenge for both companies and team members themselves.
The objective of this study is to investigate the relationships between communication, trust, knowledge sharing, and transnational team performance in order to determine which factors influence transnational team performance and exam whether project management has a positive effect on communication and knowledge sharing behaviors in transnational team.
A 48-item survey in both Chinese and English is developed to obtain data for the above research purpose. Respondents with transnational team and project experience are carefully selected to fit the objectives of this study. Distribution of the questionnaire results in 370 collected responses, where 340 of those are usable. These were then analyzed with the help of SPSS and AMOS software.
Based on the analysis results it can be concluded conclude that in transnational teams: (1) There are positive relationships between communication, trust, knowledge sharing and transnational team performance; and (2) Project management has a positive effect on communication and knowledge sharing. These findings provide managers and transnational team members with a better understanding of the potential barriers in building and working through transnational teams, and show that project management is a useful tool that companies and managers can use to help them manage transnational team members.
In short, this research provides findings that are significant within both the academic field and business field alike: It fills a gap within project management and transnational team research, and provides useful and comprehensive information to scholars and practitioners regarding project management and transnational team performance.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................... I
ABSTRACT .............................................................. I
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................ III
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................. VII
LIST OF FIGURES .................................................... IX
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ............................. 1
1 Research Background. ........................................................................................ 1
1.1 The Trend of Applying Project Management. ............................................. 1
1.2 The Increasing Trend of Transnational Teams. .......................................... 2
1.3 The Weakness of Current Research. ........................................................... 2
2 Research Motivation. .......................................................................................... 3
3 Research Objectives. ........................................................................................... 3
4 Research Process. ................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER TWO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSNATIONAL TEAMS .... 6
1 Project Management. .......................................................................................... 6
1.1 The Definition and Attributes of a Project. ................................................ 6
1.2 The Definition of Project Management. ..................................................... 8
1.3 The Trend of Applying Project Management. ............................................. 8
1.4 The Factors of Project Success and Failure. ............................................. 9
2 Transnational Teams. ........................................................................................ 12
2.1 The Definition of a Transnational Team. .................................................. 12
2.2 The Advantages of Using Transnational Teams. ...................................... 16
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2.3 Key Factors of a Successful Transnational Team. .................................... 17
2.4 Challenges of Transnational Teams. ........................................................ 18
2.5 Communication in Transnational Team. .................................................. 19
CHAPTER THREE LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................. 20
1 Definition of Constructs. ................................................................................... 20
1.1 Communication. ....................................................................................... 20
1.2 Trust. ......................................................................................................... 22
1.3 Knowledge Sharing. ................................................................................. 25
1.4 Project Management Approach. ............................................................... 26
1.5 Transnational Team Performance. ........................................................... 28
2 Relationships between Constructs. ................................................................... 30
2.1 The Effect of Project Management on Communication (H1). .................. 30
2.2 The Effect of Project management on Knowledge Sharing in Transnational Teams (H2). .............................................................................................. 32
2.3 Communication and Knowledge Sharing (H3). ....................................... 32
2.4 Communication and Trust (H4). ............................................................... 33
2.5 Trust and Knowledge Sharing (H5). ........................................................ 33
2.6 Knowledge Sharing and Transnational Team Performance (H6). ........... 34
2.7 Communication and Transnational Team Performance (H7). ................. 35
2.8 Trust and Transnational Team Performance (H8). .................................. 35
CHAPTER FOUR RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ........................... 37
1 Conceptual Model of the Study. ........................................................................ 37
2 Construct Measurement. ................................................................................... 38
3 Hypothesis to be Tested. ................................................................................... 39
4 Sampling Frame and Questionnaire Design. .................................................... 40
5 Data Analysis Procedures. ................................................................................ 41
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5.1 Descriptive Statistic Analysis. .................................................................. 41
5.2 Reliability and Validity Test. ..................................................................... 41
5.3 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). ...................................................... 42
5.4 Correlation Analysis. ................................................................................ 42
5.5 Structure Equation Modeling (SEM). ....................................................... 43
CHAPTER FIVE DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH RESULTS ................... 44
1 Descriptive Analysis. ........................................................................................ 44
1.1 Data Collection. ....................................................................................... 44
1.2 Characteristics of Respondents. ............................................................... 44
2 Reliability and Validity Test. ............................................................................. 47
3 Confirmatory Factor Analysis. .......................................................................... 49
3.1 Result of CFA on Trust. ............................................................................. 49
3.2 Result of CFA on Knowledge Sharing. ..................................................... 51
3.3 Result of CFA on Team Performance. ...................................................... 52
3.4 Results of CFA on Project Management. .................................................. 53
3.5 Result of CFA on Communication. ........................................................... 54
4 Correlation Matrix of Research Constructs. ..................................................... 55
5 Structural Equation Modeling - Test of Overall Model Fit. .............................. 56
CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS .............................................. 60
1 Research Conclusion. ........................................................................................ 60
2 Research Contribution and Implication. ........................................................... 62
2.1 The Contribution of Academic Research. ................................................. 62
2.2 The Contribution for Human Resource Policies in a Company. .............. 63
2.3 The Contribution for Project Management Practices. ............................. 63
3 Limitation and Future Research Suggestions. .................................................. 64
REFERENCES ........................................................................... 65
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APPENDICES .......................................................... 71
Appendix 1: English Questionnaire and Information Sheet ................................... 71
Appendix 2: Chinese Questionnaire and Respondents‟ Sheet ................................ 76
                                    

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