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Multinational project teams´ communication satisfaction are reported to be influenced by the project team´s cultural attribute of power distance. After conducting an in depth topical research subsequent data analysis combined descriptive statistical analysis, graphical analysis, cluster analysis, and content analysis techniques this research derived a theoretical construct of multi-national project team communications and the individual´s power distance culture attribute interactions. Specifically it is concluded that individual project team members´ culture indexes did not reflect the extreme diversity earlier research indicated would be present. These findings and supporting published literature data generated the theoretical construct that experienced, multi-national, project teams´ exhibit a middle to low power distance cultural attribute with satisfactory project team communication. The findings also indicate that there is a positive relationship between the project team power distance index and project team communication satisfaction rating.

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Morgan Henrie, PhD, PMP is President of MH Consulting, Inc. a Project/Program Management consulting company.He holds a Master of Science degree from The George Washington University and a Doctorate degree in systems science and engineering management from Old Dominion University. His PhD dissertation is multinational project team communications.

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