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TOOL 'CULTURE IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION'
Institutes
Universities
Training centres
Consulting agencies
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - EIPA
The European
Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) was founded in 1981. It is an
independent institute carrying out training and research on public
administration and European policies, providing services to the
governments of both EU and non-EU countries. The scope of the Institute
is to facilitate and enhance European Integration and to provide high
quality services to officials dealing with EU affairs, in terms of
training, applied research, consultancy and publications.
http://www.eipa.nl/en/home/
ELM-
EXPERTISE LABOUR MOBILITY
Although this organization is mainly focused on the labour market and
provides practical solutions to labour mobility problems, it has
developed considerable experience in the different working environments
all across Europe. Its associates have extensively studied the different
working habits in work places throughout Europe.
http://www.labourmobility.com/
EUROPEAN EVALUATION SOCIETY
The
primary objective of the European Evaluation Society is to promote
theory, practice and utilization of high quality evaluation especially,
but not exclusively, within the European countries. This objective is
obtained by bringing together academics and practitioners from all over
Europe and from the professional sector, thus creating a forum where all
participants can benefit from cooperation and bridge building. The board
members have considerable experience in both planning and evaluating the
projects, with special reference to EU funded projects, and in fostering
relations between different European evaluation cultures and networks.
http://www.europeanevaluation.org/
CULTURE LINK
NETWORK
The
scope of this network-organization is to stimulate its members and
partners to establish contacts with others who are active in their
fields of interest. Among the expert meetings organized by Cultural
Link, special attention is given to cultural policies and cultural
development.
http://www.culturelink.org/
HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Many
papers relating to the examination of cultural differences in project
planning and implementation have been published by the Centre for
Knowledge and Innovation Research, which is a department of the Helsinki
School of Economics. Emphasis was placed on methodological
considerations, mainly with regard to the outcomes of Global Projects.
http://ckir.hkkk.fi/
Surrey University
The
Department of Sociology of the University of Surrey has an international
reputation as a centre of excellence in both research and teaching.
Their specific field of interest concerns: (a) comparative research
methods that have long been used in cross-cultural studies to identify,
analyse and explain similarities and differences across societies, (b)
managing and funding cross-national projects in European programmes,
often including all EU member states, and (c) social development often
influenced by different cultural value systems.
http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Association of European Schools of Planning - AESOP
AESOP
is a network of universities and university departments, which teach and
conduct research in the field of planning. The network supports the
promotion of development, exchange visits and the dissemination of
research. Among the main fields of discussion are papers on European,
national, regional and local issues - special attention is given to how
commonalities and differences in the culture of planning theory
contribute to improving planning methods and also how planning theories
can help fill the gaps between cultures.
http://www.aesop-planning.com/
MDF -
Training & Consultancy
The main objective of MDF is to operate as an intermediary between policy
ideals and field practice. Its associates (economists, sociologists,
managers and planners) have considerable experience in contributing
towards a better understanding between the different actors in
development cooperation throughout training and consulting work, and
between cultural individuality in any development intervention.
http://www.mdf.nl/
Communicaid
Communicaid is a training organization with branches in London, Paris
and Frankfurt. It provides cultural awareness training programmes with
the scope of improving collaboration within the organizations and the
effectiveness of the project planning process. Moreover, it provides
training programmes for many European Union Institutions including the
European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the
European Union in Brussels. Communicaid has a network of over 200 inter-culturalists
throughout Europe, many of them providing wide experience on project
planning in different cultural settings. http://www.communicaid.com/
MARCUS EVANS
The
Marcus Evans institute provides and promotes Strategic Conferences,
Professional Training, In-Company Training, Business-to-Business Forums
and Summits, Publications, Corporate Hospitality, Television Production
and On-Line Business Information. Among the various training courses
organized is the 'leveraging cultural diversity when managing
international projects'. Within its training courses, a thorough
analysis is made on the dimensions of culture and how they apply to
international projects, to building international project teams, with
special reference to project planning and, in particular, in analysing
the impact of culture on project planning. Their expertise covers a wide
area of the European Territory.
http://www.marcusevans.com/html/accreditation.asp
FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Future Considerations is a management consultancy dedicated to creating
sustainable business results through integral approaches, up-and-coming
ideas and innovative practices. The services of the particular agency
include managing change, leadership development, diversity in policy
implementation, team dynamics, strategy and conflict facilitation,
culture change, sustainability, and strategy and stakeholder
communications events. Its main services include organizational
diversity audits, assessments & consultation, race equality scheme
development and implementation, diversity of education and training,
diversity of change management and, project support and working with
diversity in partnerships.
http://www.futureconsiderations.com/
Management Consultancies Association - MCA
The
Management Consultancies Association (MCA) was formed in 1956 to
represent the consulting industry to clients, the public and government.
One of the principal objectives of the MCA is to maintain high standards
within the UK management consulting industry by ensuring that member
firms meet its stringent entry criteria. Although the main field of
intervention concerns entrepreneurial activities, over the last few
years MCA has faced similar problems in managing and implementing
European projects.
http://www.mca.org.uk/mca/
Mind
Tools
Mind
Tools is a private consulting agency, which specializes in project
planning and management techniques. Since its establishment in 1995 the
agency has provided immense help to both organizations and individuals
in overcoming difficulties in the project planning process deriving from
the different cultural backgrounds of the actors.
http://www.mindTools.com/pages/main/newMN_PPM.htm
Culture and Management Consulting
Culture and Management Consulting is a private consulting company
dedicated to offering cultural analysis within companies. It studies how
culture affects project teamwork, negotiations and the decision-making
system. Through interviews and analyses within the companies the
consultancy endeavours to filter out cultural miscommunication.
http://www.cmc-net.org/
Euclid
This
is a consulting agency established in 1993 in the United Kingdom. It has
a vast experience in studies concerning cultural issues. At present,
Euclid is the official EC Cultural contact point in the United Kingdom
for Culture 2000.
http://www.euclid.info/
International Intelligence on Culture
This
is an independent consulting company specializing in policy analysis,
cultural policy, project management and training.
http://www.intelculture.org/
