Innovations in International and Cross-Cultural Management »

Earley (global leadership, Indiana U.) and Singh (management, Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania) present 12 contributions that utilize a hybrid approach to cross cultural management studies that attempts to derive general predictions and principles from specific settings. The papers are organized into studies on micro- to macro-organizational behavior, OT, and, strategy. Topics include the role of cultural metaphor as a tool for understanding the nature of how culture influences organizational functioning, a description of social partnerships in developing nations, the development of trust in a cross national setting, and the foreign direct investment strategies of keiretsu member firms in the United States. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR