Management across cultures: challenges and strategies

Management practices and processes frequently differ across national and regional boundaries. What may be acceptable managerial behaviour in one culture may be counterproductive or even unacceptable in another. As managers increasingly find themselves working across cultures, the need to understand these differences has become increasingly important. This book examines why these differences exist and how global managers can develop strategies and tactics to deal with them. Key features: Draws on recent research in anthropology, psychology,and management, to explain the cultural and psychological underpinnings that shape managerial attitudes and behaviours Introduces a learning model to guidein the intellectual and practical development of managers seeking enhanced global expertise Offers user-friendly conceptual models to guide understanding and exploration of topics Summarizes and integrates the lessons learned in eachchapter in applications-oriented 'Manager's Notebooks' A companion website featuring comprehensive chapter-by-chapter PPT slides is available at www.cambridge.org/management_across_cultures. INDICE: List of exhibits; Preface; 1. Global realities and management challenges; 2. Developing global management skills; 3. Culture, values, and worldviews; 4. Inside the managerial mind: culture, cognition, and action; 5. Insidethe organizational mind: stakeholders, strategies, and decision-making; 6. Organizing frameworks: a comparative assessment; 7. Communication across cultures; 8. Leadership and global teams; 9. Work and motivation; 10. Negotiation andglobal partnerships; 11. Managing in an imperfect world; 12. Epilogue: the journey continues; Appendix A. Models of national cultures; Appendix B. OECD guidelines for global managers; Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-521-73497-4
• Editorial: Cambridge University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 458
• Fecha Publicación: 04/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés