Navigating power : cross-cultural competence in Navajoland / Gelaye Debebe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Debebe, Gelaye, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social interaction--United States.

Social interaction.

Navajo Indians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Navigating Power: Cross-Cultural Competence in Navajoland by Gelaye Debebe uses data of an inter-organizational relationship between a Navajo and Anglo organization to show how concerns about political inequality trump cultural differences. Debebe examines how interactions among individuals representing culturally dissimilar and politically unequal groups impact task coordination in organizational settings. While past research has emphasized how cultural differences affect the course of interactions, this book focuses on the impact of

Contents:

Introduction : cross-cultural competence

Theoretical framework of coordination among unequals

Membership survey project : covert conflict inhibiting coordination

Job trends project : a commitment to unrevised assumptions

Analyzing coordination failures

Canyon Inn Project : resolving ambiguity

Analyzing a coordination success

Conclusion : navigating power.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32469-0

1-280-68429-1

9786613661234

0-7391-7570-X

OCLC:

800935868