Management worldwide : the impact of societal culture on organizations around the globe

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Management worldwide : the impact of societal culture on organizations around the globe

David J. Hickson and Derek S. Pugh

(Penguin business)

Penguin Books, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Examines how the cultures of different societies in the world influence management, what is common and unique to different societies as well as featuring introductory chapters on these and related general issues. The book looks at different global areas and offers a discussion of multinational organizations and whether there is any convergence of management techniques worldwide.

Table of Contents

  • Managing with wide horizons
  • managing and the cultures of societies
  • the Anglos across the continents, with illustrative societies - Britain and the United States, Canada
  • the Latins - southern Europe and South America, with illustrative societies - France, Italy, Brazil
  • the northern Europeans and Israel, with illustrative societies - Germany, Sweden, Israel
  • the east-central Europeans, with illustrative societies - Russia, Poland
  • the Asians, with illustrative societies - China, with Hong Kong, Japan
  • the Arabs of the Middle East, with illustrative societies - Saudi Arabia, Egypt
  • developing countries, with illustrative societies - Africa (below the Sahara), India
  • the cross-cultural manager
  • managing more and more alike?

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Details

  • NCID
    BA25530245
  • ISBN
    • 0140149813
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 307 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Classification
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