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Authors: Maryann H. Albrecht, Maryann H. Albrecht
ISBN-13: 9780631219224, ISBN-10: 0631219226
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: October 2000
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Maryann H. Albrecht

Maryann Albrecht is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she teaches cultural diversity, organizational behavior and career planning. She is currently an Officer in the National Academy of Management and an Executive Board Member of the Midwest Academy of Management.

Book Synopsis

This collection of articles and cases helps readers develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that managers and human resource managers need for success when working in culturally diverse environments.

	Notes on Contributors	xii
	Foreword	xv
	Acknowledgments	xvii
	Introduction	1
Part I	Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business	7
1	Difference and Danger: Cultural Profiles of Nations and Limits to Tolerance	9
2	Key Concepts: Underlying Structures of Culture	24
3	European Leadership in Globalization	41
4	The Yin and Yang of Managing in Asia	55
5	Case: A Difficult Start	59
6	Exercise: The World Wide Web and Cultural Diversity	63
Part II	Strategic Human Resource Management	69
7	Are We Global Yet?	71
8	International HR Policy Basics	76
9	Integrated HR Systems Help Develop Global Leaders	79
10	A Contingency Matrix Approach to IHRM	83
11	Reaping the Rewards of NAFTA	103
12	Case: Diversity Management at Hewlett-Packard, Europe	108
13	Case: Eurochem Shanghai: Corporate Policy or China Practice?	125
Part III	Recruitment, Selection, and Placement in a Global Context	131
14	The Boundaryless Organization: Implications for Job Analysis, Recruitment, and Selection	133
15	Building a Global Workforce Starts With Recruitment	148
16	Four Faces of Global Culture	152
17	European Competencies - Some Guidelines for Companies	160
18	Case: Grupo Financiero Inverlat	169
Part IV	Training and Development	181
19	Diversity Training: A Competitive Weapon	183
20	Training Across Cultures	190
21	Strategy and HRM Initiatives for the '00s Environment: Redefining Roles and Boundaries, Linking Competencies and Resources	196
22	Global Dual-Career Couple Mentoring: A Phase Model Approach	211
23	Case: Bhiwar Enterprises	234
Part V	Employee Relations	243
24	The Multicultural Organization	245
25	Managing Human Resources in Mexico: A Cultural Understanding	261
26	New Manufacturing Strategies and Labour in Latin America	271
27	Coming to Terms With Local People	287
28	Being "a Third Culture Man"	291
29	Case: The Evaluation	295
30	Case: Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Global Fast-Food Industry	301
Part VI	Issues in Global and Cultural Diversity	327
31	Put Your Ethics to a Global Test	329
32	Diversity Stress as Morality Stress	336
33	Remote Control	345
34	Should HR Survive? A Profession at the Crossroads	348
35	Cultural Diversity Programs to Prepare for Work Force 2000: What's Gone Wrong?	355
36	Case: Anglo-German Trading Corporation	360
37	Case: Novell's Global Strategy: "Bytes Are Somewhat Narcotic"	362
	Index	382