Societal Culture and Management / Theodore D. Weinshall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weinshall, Theodore D., editor.

Series:

De Gruyter studies in organization ; 44.

de Gruyter Studies in Organization ; 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management--Cross-cultural studies.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (604 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2012

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

General Introduction / Weinshall, Theodore D.

Part One. Relating Societal Culture and Management

A. Introduction

Β. Some General Issues

1. Do Cultures Vary? / Adler, Nancy J.

2. Time is the Essence / Hall, Edward T.

3. Cross-national Organizational Research: The Grasp of the Blind Men / Roberts, Karlene H. / Boyacigiller, Nakiye A.

4. The Onslaught on Social, Cultural and Organizational Consequences by Technological Innovation / Weinshall, Theodore D.

C. Some General Effects

1. Cultural Differences in Attitudes and Values / Pugh, Derek S.

2. Thinking Internationally: A Comparison of How International Executives Learn / Ratiu, Indrei

3. Negotiators Abroad - Don't Shoot from the Hip / Graham, John L. / Herberger, Roy A.

Part Two. Culture and Management in Particular Societies

Β. U.S.A. and Western Europe

1. Cultural Differences in Organizational Behaviour / Pugh, Derek S.

2. Body Ritual Among the Nacirema / Miner, Horace

3. How to do Business with a Frenchman / Eggers, Russell

C. U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe

1. Emerging East-West Ventures: The Transideological Enterprise / Perlmutter, Howard V.

2. Understanding the Cultural Environment: U. S.-U. S. S. R. Trade Negotiations / Beliaev, Edward / Mullen, Thomas / Punnett, Betty Jane

3. Back-Drop to the Evolution of Management in Socialist Countries / Hawrylyshyn, Bohdan

4. Eastern Europe after Perestroika and Glasnost: The Cases of the U.S.S.R. and Hungary / Richter, Sandor / Weinshall, Theodore D. / Zemtsov, Ilya

D. South-east Asia

1. Human Resource Management in Asia: The Way Through Recession / de Bettignies, Henri-Claude

2. Market Research in a Non-Western Context: The Asian Example / Kushner, J. M.

3. Cultural Effects on the Marketing Process in South-east Asia / Redding, S. Gordon

4. Cultural Consequences for Organization Change in a South-east Asian State: Brunei / Blunt, Peter

Ε. China

1. The Psychology of Chinese Organizational Behaviour / Redding, S. Gordon / Wong, Gilbert Υ. Y.

2. Symbolism in Cross-Cultural Trade: Making Chinese Symbols Work For You / Baker, Hugh

3. Culture and the Problems of Chinese Management / Lockett, Martin

4. The China Trade: Making the Deal Work / Hendryx, Steven R.

5. Human Resource Practices in the People's Republic of China / Hau-Siu Chow, Irene / Shenkar, Oded

F. Japan

1. Abacus and Formula Thinking / Ben Dasan, Isaiah

2. Does Japanese Management Style Have a Message for American Managers? / Schein, Edgar H.

3. Management in Japan - What Can, and Cannot, be Copied in the West / Weinshall, Theodore D.

4. Cultural Differences at Work: Japanese and American Managers / Kleinberg, Jill

Part Three. Culture and Management in Contrasting Societies

Β. Contrasting Cultures - National and Organizational

1. The Methuselahs in Action / Weinshall, Theodore D.

2. The Managerial Structure of a Nationally Mixed Organization in Japan: A Sociometric Case Study / Weinshall, Theodore D. / Tawara, Jitsuo

3. The Clark-Volvo Joint Venture / Ackoff, Russell L.

4. Entrepreneurs: A Balanced View of their Role in Innovation and Growth / Weinshall, Theodore D. / Vickery, Lister

C. Contrasts in Management

1. Organizational Context and Structure in Various Cultures / Pugh, Derek S. / Hickson, David

2. A Multinational Study of Decision-Making: The Relation Between Competence and Participation / Heller, Frank

3. Management Control in France, Great Britain, and Germany / Horovitz, Jacques H.

4. Organizational and Managerial Roles in British and West German Companies: An Examination of the Culture-free Thesis / Child, John / Kieser, Alfred

D. Managing across Cultures

1. The Methuselah Criterion: How to Thrive and Survive in Business / Weinshall, Theodore D.

2. The Cross-Cultural Puzzle of International Human Resource Management / Laurent, André

3. Negotiating with Foreigners / Adler, Nancy J.

Ε. The Multinational Corporations

1. The Impact of the Multinational Corporations / Pugh, Derek S.

2. The Training of Multinational Managers / Weinshall, Theodore D. / Raveh, Yael A.

3. Some Personal Thoughts on the Implications and Consequences of 1992 in the Ε. E. C. / Weinshall, Theodore D.

Indexes

Name Index

Subject Index

Communities Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9783110856064

3110856069

OCLC:

979784659