The Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Research

Editors: Smith, Peter B., Peterson, Mark F. and Thomas, David C.
Publication Year: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications

Single-User Purchase Price: $231.00
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ISBN: 978-1-4129-4026-9
Category: Social Sciences - Ethnic Studies
Image Count: 27
Book Status: Available
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Chapters explore links between people and organizations, providing useful cultural perspectives on the most significant topics in the field of organizational behavior--such as motivation, human resource management, and leadership --and answering many of the fields most controversial methodological questions.

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Table of Contents

  • PART I: ORIENTATION
  • 1. Introduction - Peter B. Smith, Mark F. Peterson, & David C. Thomas
  • 2. Cognitive Structures and Processes in Cross-Cultural Management - Mark F. Peterson & Robert E. Wood
  • 3. Social Structures and Processes in Cross-Cultural Management - Mark F. Peterson & Peter B. Smith
  • 4. Methods and Measurements in Cross-Cultural Management - Kwok Leung
  • PART II: LINKS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
  • 5. Motivation and Job Satisfaction Across Nations: How Much Do We Really Know? - Xu Huang
  • 6. Organizational Commitment: Complication or Clarification? - S. Arzu Wasti
  • 7. Psychological Contracts Around the Globe: Cultural Agreements and Disagreements - René Schalk & Joseph Soeters
  • 8. Organizational Justice and Reward Allocation - Ronald Fischer
  • 9. International Careers - Kerr Inkson & Svetlana N. Khapova
  • 10. Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Global Context - Larry Jiing-Lih Farh, Rick D. Hackett, & Zhi-jun Chen
  • 11. Work and Family: Cross-National and International Contexts - Mila Lazarova & Michelle Lowe
  • 12. Cross-Cultural Skills and Abilities: From Communication Competence to Cultural Intelligence - David C. Thomas & Stacey R. Fitzsimmons
  • PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES
  • 13. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Leadership - Zeynep Aycan
  • 14. Cross-Cultural Influence Strategies and Power Sources - Ping-Ping Fu & Jun Liu
  • 15. Teams Within and Across Cultures - Nir Halevy & Lilach Sagiv
  • 16. Culture and Negotiation - Jeanne M. Brett & Susan Crotty
  • 17. The Culture of Global Organizations - Miriam Erez & Efrat Shokef
  • 18. Knowledge Management and Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Enterprises: Cultural and Institutional Perspectives - Jon E. Lervik
  • 19. Indigenous Aspects of Management - Peter B. Smith
  • 20. Climate, Wealth, and Organization - Evert Van de Vliert
  • PART IV: MANAGING A MULTIPLE-NATION WORKFORCE
  • 21. Comparative Human Resource Management Policies and Practices - Chris Brewster & Wolfgang Mayrhofer
  • 22. Expatriate Selection and Evaluation - Rosalie L. Tung & Arup Varma
  • 23. Global Diversity Management - Mustafa F. Özbilgin
  • 24. Cross-Cultural Training: Applications and Research - Richard W. Brislin, Brent R. MacNab, & Farzana Nayani
  • 25. Managerial Roles in the International Context - Davina Vora
  • 26. Cultural Dynamics and Impact of Cultural Distance Within Mergers and Acquisitions - Günter K. Stahl
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