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Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts 4th Revised edition


Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts 4th Revised edition

Paperback by Thomas, David C.; Peterson, Mark F.

Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts

£62.00

ISBN:
9781506387529
Publication Date:
11 Apr 2017
Edition/language:
4th Revised edition / English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications Inc
Pages:
336 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 1 May 2024
Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts

Description

Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts 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) New and updated examples, statistics, discussion questions and references. The book is complemented by a companion website featuring a range of tools and resources for lecturers, including chapter-specific PowerPoint slides, and a Microsoft Word test bank containing multiple-choice, true/false, and open-ended questions for each chapter. Suitable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking Change Management courses.

Contents

PART I: MANAGEMENT AND CULTURE Chapter 1: Introduction: The Challenging Role of the Global Manager Chapter 2: Describing Culture: What It Is and Where It Comes From Chapter 3: Comparing Cultures: Systematically Describing Cultural Differences Chapter 4: How Culture Works: Fundamentals of Cross-Cultural Interaction PART II: ROLES OF THE GLOBAL MANAGER Chapter 5: The Manager as Decision Maker: Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Decision-Making Chapter 6: The Manager as Negotiator: Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures Chapter 7: The Manager as Leader: Motivation and Leadership across Cultures PART III: GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES Chapter 8: The Challenge of Multicultural Work Groups and Teams Chapter 9: The Challenge of International Organizations: Structure and Culture Chapter 10: The Challenge of International Assignments Chapter 11: The Challenge of Managing Across Cultures in the Future References Name Index Subject Index

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