Constructive intercultural management : integrating cultural differences successfully / Christoph Barmeyer (chair of intercultural communication, University of Passau, Germany), Madeleine Bausch (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Chile, Chile) and Ulrike Mayrhofer (IAE Nice, Universit�e C�ote d'Azur, France).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barmeyer, Christoph, author.

Bausch, Madeleine, author.

Mayrhofer, Ulrike, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Management.

International business enterprises.

Intercultural communication.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"The second edition of this engaging textbook offers a novel approach to navigating cultural differences constructively. It helps individuals, teams and organizations understand, experience and effectively manage interculturality. This constructive perspective incorporates cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research to address new challenges in the field and provides rich insights into the multifaceted world of interculturality. This innovative textbook presents relevant, current approaches, making it ideal for designing impactful intercultural management courses in bachelor's, master's and MBA programmes. Special features in this new edition: - Integration of recent research, data and case studies - Constructive and innovative approach to intercultural management - Examples from numerous cultures in mature and emerging economies - Interculturality in regard to digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability - New intercultural challenges linked to geopolitical polarization and migration The increased global, intercultural and interdisciplinary scope offered by this updated edition of Constructive Intercultural Management makes it an invaluable resource for scholars and students of management studies. It is also highly beneficial for business consultants, managers and practitioners looking to develop their intercultural management skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. What this book is about and why it is worth reading

Part I: Understanding constructive intercultural management

2. Interculturality in a global context

3. Culture(s) and cultural dimensions

4. Models for intercultural analysis

5. Negotiated interculturality

Part II: Experiencing constructive intercultural management

6. Intercultural leadership

7. Intercultural teams

8. Transfer of management practices

9. Intercultural communication and language

Part III: Designing constructive intercultural management

10. Intercultural complementarity and synergy

11. Intercultural competence

12. Intercultural organizational development

13. Towards constructive interculturality in organizations

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035371372 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.