Project managers leading global projects encounter as many different cultures as there are geographies around the world. In fact, project managers may well glean information about culture, outlook on life, and shared norms and customs by gaining a better understanding and appreciation of the geography in which the culture springs. Such geographical ties to culture may be illustrated by comparing two very different cultures including the United States and Asia. The wide-open spaces of the geography of the United States plays a formative role with respect to the culture of the United States. The westward growth of the United States was led by pioneers who prided themselves in rugged individualism. The pioneers used ...
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