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Cross-cultural management : essential concepts / David C. Thomas, Mark F. Peterson
Livre
Edited by SAGE - 2018
This book introduces readers to the fundamentals of cross-cultural management by exploring the influence of culture on interpersonal interactions in organizational settings and examining the ever-increasing number of cross-cultural challenges that global managers face in today's workplace. The Fourth Edition reflects the most current thinking on the topic and includes a series of new features including: enhanced coverage of language issues, offering strategies for improving communication in multinational companies (Ch.6); new discussions about the relationship between immigration and international management (Ch. 11); increased emphasis on understanding the mechanisms of cross-cultural interactions; best practices for transferring knowledge across cultures (Ch.9); expanded coverage of cross-generational considerations (Ch.11); and new and updated examples, statistics, discussion questions and references. Suitable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking Change Management courses
Management and culture. Introduction: the challenging role of the global manager. Describing culture : what it is and where it comes from. Comparing cultures : systematically describing cultural differences. How culture works : fundamentals of cross-cultural interaction. Roles of the global manager. The manager as decision maker : cross-cultural dimensions of decision making. The manager as negotiator : communicating and negotiating across cultures. The manager as leader : motivation and leadership across cultures. Global management challenges. The challenge of multicultural work groups and teams. The challenge of international organizations : structure and culture. The challenge of international assignments. The challenge of managing across cultures in the future.