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Book cover image of Cross-Cultural Management by Gannon

Authors: Gannon, Kl Newman Kl, Martin J. Gannon
ISBN-13: 9780631214304, ISBN-10: 0631214305
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: July 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Gannon

Martin J. Gannon is Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Global Business, Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has authored or co-authored 13 books including Managing without Traditional Methods: International Innovations in Human Resource Management (1996), Ethical Dimensions of International Management (1997), Dynamics of Competitive Strategy (1992) and Understanding Global Cultures (2001).

Karen L. Newman is Dean of the School of the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond. She is the co-author of Managing Radical Organizational Change (1998).

Book Synopsis

This is the first handbook to provide an overview of the major theoretical perspectives in cross-cultural management and to look at how they can be applied to real-world situations.


  • Offers insights into the major cross-cultural issues and problems that managers face .
  • Demonstrates how theoretical perspectives and research findings can be applied to actual situations and organisations.
  • Contributors are leading researchers from a variety of nations and academic disciplines.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Editors' Introduction
Pt. IFrameworks for Cross-Cultural Management1
1National Culture and Economic Growth5
2Generic Individualism and Collectivism16
Pt. IIStrategy, Structure, and Inter-Organizational Relationships47
3Cultures, Institutions, and Strategic Choices: Toward an Institutional Perspective on Business Strategy52
4Knowledge Acquisition through Alliances: Opportunities Challenges67
5Cooperative Strategies Between Firms: International Joint Ventures78
6The Importance of the Strategy-Structure Relationship in MNCs99
Pt. IIIManaging Human Resources Across Cultures121
7Human Resource Practices in Multinational Companies126
8Goal Setting, Performance Appraisal, and Feedback across Cultures142
9Employee Development and Expatriate Assignments155
Pt. IVMotivation, Rewards, and Leadership Behavior185
10Culture, Motivation, and Work Behavior190
11Cross-Cultural Leadership217
12Women Joining Men as Global Leaders in the New Economy236
Pt. VInterpersonal Processes251
13Structural Identity Theory and the Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Work Groups256
14Cross-Cultural Communication283
15Metaphor and the Cultural Construction of Negotiation: A Paradigm for Research and Practice292
Pt. VICorporate Cultures And Values315
16Justice, Culture, and Corporate Image: The Swoosh, the Sweatshops, and the Sway of Public Opinion320
17Trust in Cross-Cultural Relationships335
18Business Ethics across Cultures361
References393
Index464

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