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Cross-Cultural Management
Essential Concepts

Fourth Edition (International Student Edition)

David C. Thomas - University of Victoria, Canada, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Mark F. Peterson - Maastricht University, Netherlands

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International Business & Management (General)

March 2017 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts introduces readers to the fundamentals of cross-cultural management by exploring the influence of culture on interpersonal interactions in organizational settings and examining the ever-increasing number of cross-cultural challenges that global managers face in today’s workplace.

The Fourth Edition reflects the most current thinking on the topic and includes a series of new features including:

Enhanced coverage of language issues, offering strategies for improving communication in multinational companies (Ch.6)
New discussions about the relationship between immigration and international management (Ch. 11)
Increased emphasis on understanding the mechanisms of cross-cultural interactions
Best practices for transferring knowledge across cultures (Ch.9)
Expanded coverage of cross-generational considerations (Ch.11)
New and updated examples, statistics, discussion questions and references.

The book is complemented by a companion website featuring a range of tools and resources for lecturers, including chapter-specific PowerPoint slides, and a Microsoft Word test bank containing multiple-choice, true/false, and open-ended questions for each chapter.

Suitable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking Change Management courses.

PART I: MANAGEMENT AND CULTURE

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Challenging Role of the Global Manager

Chapter 2: Describing Culture: What It Is and Where It Comes From

Chapter 3: Comparing Cultures: Systematically Describing Cultural Differences

Chapter 4: How Culture Works: Fundamentals of Cross-Cultural Interaction

PART II: ROLES OF THE GLOBAL MANAGER

Chapter 5: The Manager as Decision Maker: Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Decision-Making

Chapter 6: The Manager as Negotiator: Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures

Chapter 7: The Manager as Leader: Motivation and Leadership across Cultures

PART III: GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES

Chapter 8: The Challenge of Multicultural Work Groups and Teams

Chapter 9: The Challenge of International Organizations: Structure and Culture

Chapter 10: The Challenge of International Assignments

Chapter 11: The Challenge of Managing Across Cultures in the Future

References

Name Index

Subject Index

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Microsoft Word test bank containing multiple choice, true/false, and open-ended questions for each chapter.
Chapter-specific PowerPoint slides

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