  Globalization and information technology enable people to join the movement
of global citizenship and work without borders. However, different type of
barriers existed that could affect collaboration in todays work environment, in
which different generations are involved. Although researchers have identified
several technical barriers to intergenerational collaboration (iGOAL), the
influence of cultural diversity on iGOAL has rarely been studied. Therefore,
using a quantitative study approach, this paper investigates the impact of
differences in cultural background on perceived technical and operational
barriers to iGOAL. Our study reveals six barriers to IGC that are perceived
differently by culturally diverse people (CDP) and non-CDP. Furthermore, CDP
can foster IGC because CDP consider the barriers to be of less of a reason to
avoid working with different generations than do non-CDP.
