Authors: Susan C. Schneider, Jean-Louis Barsoux
ISBN-13: 9780273646631, ISBN-10: 027364663X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: December 2002
Edition: 2nd Edition
Susan C. Schneider is Professor of Human Resource Management at HEC University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Visiting Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD, France. As well as her research into cross-cultural management, she has actively worked to internationalize the 'mindsets' of managers and companies.
Jean-Louis Barsoux is Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD, France. He is the author of several books on culture and diversity in management, and has written for Harvard Business Review and the Financial Times.
MBA and executive International Management; MBA and executive International Business; MBA/postgraduate modules in cross-cultural management, intercultural communication or intercultural management; undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in international business or management. This very accessible book draws upon a broad and growing literature on culture and management to discover national differences in management practice. It clearly relates cultural differences to daily business practice by using many and varied examples. Diverse range of topics covered, from structure and strategy to social responsibility and ethics.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
Pt. 1 | The Meaning of Culture | 1 |
1 | The undertow of culture | 3 |
2 | Exploring culture | 20 |
3 | Interacting spheres of culture | 51 |
Pt. 2 | Culture and Management Practice | 81 |
4 | Culture and organization | 85 |
5 | Culture and strategy | 118 |
6 | Culture and human resource management | 148 |
Pt. 3 | Managing Cultural Differences | 183 |
7 | The 'international' manager | 185 |
8 | The 'multicultural' team | 216 |
9 | The 'global' organization | 253 |
10 | Citizens of the world: business ethics and social responsibility | 290 |
Index | 321 |