Managing Across Cultures

Managing Across Cultures gives us an overview of the economic, political, social and cultural context of managing across cultures in 15 clusters of countries that are key players in today′s global economy. This highly-accessible text provides a multilevel and multidisciplinary approach and keeps us away from cultural reductionismZeynep AycanDepartment of Management, Koc University, Turkey, Editor of the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management This is the most authoritative and comprehensive textbook I have ever seen on the subject. This text provides invaluable learning support for anyone interested in issues, concepts and challenges confronting international managersProfessor Farhad AnalouiProfessor, Human Resource Management and International Development, Bradford University This well-written book contains a wealth of valuable knowledge, with its broad coverage of management issues and practices in both developed and developing countries. A must-have publication for anyone with an interest in international managementProf. Yaw A. DebrahProfessor of Human Resource & International Management, Swansea University

• PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONWhy Study Managing across Cultures?The Meaning and Importance of Managing across CulturesContexts and the Cultural Dilemma of Managing across Cultures Part I Case StudyBob over the Globe - Chevron and Saudi Aramco PART TWO: MANAGING IN ANGLO-SAXON COUNTRIESThe USA and CanadaThe UK and IrelandAustralia and New ZealandPart II Case Study9/11 - The Effects and Organizational ResponsePART THREE: MANAGING IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES Japan and South KoreaChina and Hong KongIndonesia and MalaysiaPart III Case Study The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis PART FOUR: MANAGING IN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIESBelgium and FranceGermany and The NetherlandsDenmark, Norway and SwedenGreece, Italy and SpainPart IV Case Study EU Enlargement and Its Implications for Work and Employment PART FIVE: MANAGING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESAfrican CountriesArab CountriesIndiaCentral and Eastern EuropeSouth AmericaPart V Case Study Making Poverty History PART SIX: CONCLUSIONEmerging Issues and Future Challenges in Managing across Cultures