Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. There is nothing so practical as four good theories / Laurence Romani, Henriett Primecz and Roger Bell -- Ch. 2. Language management / Anne Kari Bjorge and Sunniva Whittaker -- Ch. 3. Discourse strategies for cross-cultural communication / Anne Kari Bjorge -- Ch. 4. Identities in the global world of work / Hyun-Jung Lee -- Ch. 5. International assignments for global leadership / Betina Szkudlarek and Marian van Bakel -- Ch. 6. Global team collaboration / Karsten Jonsen and Bettina Gehrke -- Ch. 7. Global leadership: engaging people across cultures / Bettine Gehrke -- Ch. 8. Global leadership for sustainable development / Ina Ehnert and Marie-Therese Claes -- Ch. 9. Understanding chinese culture and communication: the yin yang approach / Topny Fang. Ch. 10. India: an interpretative approach to a hybrid culture / Jasmin Mahadevan -- Ch. 11. Managing the brazilian way: adaptation and integration / Joana S. P. Story and Germano Glufke Reis -- Ch. 12. Russian culture in the eye of the beholder / Tatiana Andreeva -- Ch. 13. Work, self-expansion and self-protection in Ghanaian culture / David B. Zoogah and M. H. A. Bolaji -- Ch. 14. Understanding the culture of Arab Countries: diversity and commonalities / Katharina Kilian-Yasin and Akram Al Ariss. -- Ch. 15. South-East Asia: a multicultural kaleidoscope / Marie-Therese Claes.

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.