Diversity and Knowledge Sharing in Global PBO : The Development of a Cross-Cultural Competence and Diversity Management Model

Introduction -- Global Project-Based Organizations and Cross-Cultural Management -- Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing in Global Project-Based Organizations -- Enabling Cross-Cultural Knowledge Sharing by Applying Cross-Cultural Competencies: Metacognitive CQ as Key Driver.-Research Methodology: Focal Ethnography with Comparative Case Study Research -- Conducting Ethnographic Research -- Pre-Study: The Role of Chinese Millennials in Cross-Cultural Knowledge Sharing (RQ 2) -- Case Description: Case Study 1–Team Germany -- Case Description: Case Study 2-Team Netherlands -- Case Description: Case Study 3–Team China -- Challenges and Success Factors for Cross-Cultural Team Knowledge Sharing in Global Project-Based Organizations Managing Megaprojects (RQ 3) -- Achieving Cross-Cultural Complementarity and Developing Cross-Cultural Competencies to Promote Cross-Cultural Team Knowledge Sharing in Global Project-Based Organizations–The Development of a Cross-Cultural Competence and Diversity Management Model (RQ 4) -- Research Results (RQ 1 – RQ 4) -- Conclusion.