Global leadership practices : a cross-cultural management perspective /
edited by Bettina Gehrke and Marie-Therese Claes.
- [Basingstoke] : Palgrave MacMillan, 2014.
- xv, 297 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
There is nothing so practical as four good theories / Language management / Discourse strategies for cross-cultural communication / Identities in the global world of work / International assignments for global leadership / Global team collaboration / Global leadership: engaging people across cultures / Global leadership for sustainable development / Understanding chinese culture and communication: the yin yang approach / India: an interpretative approach to a hybrid culture / Managing the brazilian way: adaptation and integration / Russian culture in the eye of the beholder / Work, self-expansion and self-protection in Ghanaian culture / Understanding the culture of Arab Countries: diversity and commonalities / South-East Asia: a multicultural kaleidoscope / Laurence Romani, Henriett Primecz and Roger Bell -- Anne Kari Bjorge and Sunniva Whittaker -- Anne Kari Bjorge -- Hyun-Jung Lee -- Betina Szkudlarek and Marian van Bakel -- Karsten Jonsen and Bettina Gehrke -- Bettine Gehrke -- Ina Ehnert and Marie-Therese Claes -- Topny Fang. Jasmin Mahadevan -- Joana S. P. Story and Germano Glufke Reis -- Tatiana Andreeva -- David B. Zoogah and M. H. A. Bolaji -- Katharina Kilian-Yasin and Akram Al Ariss. -- Marie-Therese Claes. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15.
Covers key theories of cross-cultural management and helps develop practical solutions to deal with difference in organizations. Focusing on the impact of globalisation on individuals' work life and identity and exploring how to manage and lead teams in a globalised context.