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OverviewWhy are cultural differences significant? How can understanding them contribute to business success? Cross-cultural management is a crucial challenge for the successful development of international business, yet it is often badly understood and poorly implemented. Misunderstandings arise because culture affects both individuals and organisations, yet attempts to understand, explain and interpret these differences have often been hidden between a welter of conflicting theories and paradigms. This book aims to provide much-needed guide to both the theory and practice of cross-cultural management. Using an innovative approach combining theory, tool-kits and applications, this book takes a fresh look at this complex topic. It is about recognizing cross-cultural differences, accounting for them in managerial communications and bridging them in a variety of negotiations. Each section within the book explores its themes within a common framework, comprising an exploration of dominant and alternative theoretical approaches, a research-based tool-kit exploring responses, and finally a real-life case of a multicultural situation of clashing values with a critical description of an attempted solution. At the end of the book, the author has developed an innovative approach to teaching cultural sensitivity via exploration of a number of classic film masterpieces. As a crucial part of the global business environment and as essential aspect of organisational understanding, this book will be welcomed by masters-level students of international business, HRM and organisational behaviour, as well as executives and consultants involved in cross-border negotiations and management. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Slawomir Magala (Erasmus University, Netherlands)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.470kg ISBN: 9780415349666ISBN 10: 0415349664 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 18 August 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780415588300 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'This is a scholarly, perceptive, well written and very interesting book that covers wide ground and addresses important aspects of societal and organizational culture in a dynamic and international world where the ability to understand the varieties of culture is crucial.' - Mats Alvesson, Professor of Business Administration, Lund University, Sweden <p>'This is a scholarly, perceptive, well written and very interesting book that covers wide ground and addresses important aspects of societal and organizational culture in a dynamic and international world where the ability to understand the varieties of culture is crucial.' - Mats Alvesson, Professor of Business Administration, Lund University, Sweden Author InformationSlawomir Magala is Professor of Cross-cultural Management at the University of Erasmus, Rotterdam. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |