Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Document Type

Dissertation

Abstract

History has shown that when multicultural teams are together for long periods of time, conflict can occur. When put in an isolated environment, these conflicts can become dangerous. This study looked at physically isolated multicultural teams through the lens of systems engineering and if a publicly available escape room video game could measure the team’s individual level team performance and cohesion. The author also evaluated the relationship between these success measures, cultural intelligence, and fusion collaboration. Results showed the escape room video game was a reliable and valid instrument to measure individual level team performance and cohesion. The validity correlation coefficients were positive, above 0.35, and had p-values

Date

7-9-2024

Committee Chair

Ikuma, Laura

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