...Mark Stein Projective identification occurs when an individual or group, unable to bear certain features of their own reality, unconsciously splits these features off and projects them into another individual or group. As these features do not reside in the conscious minds of those who do...

... in a productive way. The authors refer to the distinction between explaining and understanding as a useful illustration of the kinds of differences found within similar groups. Different basic purposes of international research projects are also taken into account. The authors also argue that developing...

...Frank Bournois; Françoise Chevalier Managing international research projects in the academic field is far from being easy. Apart from the problems of language and semantics, it requires awareness not only of cultural differences but also of the different phases of such projects. The authors analyse...

...Michael Segalla There appears to be a growing interest in developing large‐scale international research projects on managerial subjects. Because of the relative novelty of these projects some practical advice may be useful for those who would like to create or participate in an international...

...Carlo Turati; Alessandro Usai; Roberto Ravagnani Suggests that the intellectual distance among scholars is a cause of difficult co‐ordination during the project. The intellectual distance among scholars is the distance among their cognitive systems, a wide concept including a multi‐level...