Success Factors of Virtual Teams in the Conflict of Cross-Cultural Team Structures

Stephan SEMBDNER was born in Sebnitz (near Dresden, Germany) in 1978. His vocational training was in the real estate business, working for a residential housing enterprise in Bautzen. After successful completion, the author of this book decided to take up work in another business field and started as a specialist in charge of Global Business ¿Transaction Banking of a large German commercial bank in Frankfurt-on-Main. To further expand his job qualifications, he studied economics at the Frankfurt-based University of Applied Sciences (¿Fachhochschule für Oekonomie und Management¿, ¿FOM¿), in addition to his job in the bank. In 2010 he successfully completed his studies and was awarded the academic degree and university diploma in economics (¿Diplom-Kaufmann (FH)¿). During his studies, the author of this book was transferred to the bank¿s Front Office IT department. He is responsible for the administrative support of the global data collection system focusing on trade transactions in the FX and MM area. His interest in the book¿s subject arose from his experience in both jobs and their problems, and, simultaneously, his wish to analyze the subject more thoroughly.