Cultural diversity, manning strategies and management practices in Greek shipping

Autor:	Ioannis Theotokas, Maria Progoulaki
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Social diversity Research methodology media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Crew Ocean Engineering Transportation Management Monitoring Policy and Law Cultural barriers Cultural diversity Multiculturalism Perception Business Marketing Management practices media_common
Zdroj:	Maritime Policy & Management. 34:383-403
ISSN:	1464-5254 0308-8839
DOI:	10.1080/03088830701539198
Popis:	The present paper examines the way Greek shipping companies and Greek seafarers perceive culture, and how this affects their approach to crew management and operation of the ships. The analysis focuses on the manning strategies employed by the companies, on the operational problems that might occur on-board, and on any possible disturbance of the relation between the ship, the office at shore and third parties. Finally, a number of management practices which, when implemented, help to overcome these problems is also examined. The research methodology includes a review of the existing literature and interviews conducted by means of questionnaires filled in by crew managers and seafarers. Results show that some of the predominant problems encountered aboard, as far as communication with multicultural crews is concerned, are rooted in cultural and linguistic incompatibility, as well as in inadequate and inappropriate training. Furthermore, crew managers and seafarers lack both a clear perception of culture, ...
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