International Dimensions Of Organizational Behavior
ISBN: 9780324360745 | 0324360746
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 6/29/2007
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The world of organizations is no longer defined by national boundaries--and neither are today's successful business leaders. Stay ahead of the curve with INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, the proven and respected text that breaks down the conceptual, theoretical, and practical boundaries limiting our ability to understand and work with people in countries and cultures around the world. Adler's hallmark approach views global complexity as neither unpredictable nor random; rather, she demonstrates that variations across culture... MORE
| The Impact of Culture on Organizations | p. 3 |
| Culture and Management | p. 5 |
| Global Strategy and Culture | p. 9 |
| Going Global: Phases of Development | p. 9 |
| Cross-Cultural Management | p. 13 |
| What Is Culture? | p. 18 |
| How Do Cultures Vary? | p. 22 |
| Summary | p. 35 |
| How Cultural Differences Affect Organizations | p. 44 |
| Work Behavior V... MORE | p. 44 |
| Are Organizations Becoming More Similar? | p. 62 |
| Organizational Culture and National Culture | p. 63 |
| Summary | p. 65 |
| Communicating Across Cultures | p. 69 |
| Communicating Cross-Culturally | p. 70 |
| Cross-Cultural Misperception | p. 73 |
| Cross-Cultural Misinterpretation | p. 75 |
| Cross-Cultural Misevaluation | p. 86 |
| Communication: Getting Their Meaning, Not Just Their Words | p. 88 |
| Summary | p. 92 |
| Leveraging Cultural Diversity | p. 97 |
| Creating Cultural Synergy | p. 99 |
| Cultural Invisibility: Strategies for Recognizing Culture | p. 99 |
| Cultural Synergy | p. 109 |
| Summary | p. 121 |
| Managing Multicultural Teams | p. 126 |
| Managing a Multicultural Workforce | p. 126 |
| Domestic Multiculturalism | p. 129 |
| Teams: The Organization in Microcosm | p. 131 |
| Types of Diversity in Teams | p. 132 |
| Cultural Diversity's Impact on Teams | p. 134 |
| Conditions for High-Performing Multicultural Teams | p. 140 |
| Managing Culturally Diverse Teams | p. 144 |
| Summary | p. 147 |
| Leading Globally | p. 157 |
| Global Leadership | p. 158 |
| Leadership Vision | p. 158 |
| Leadership Theories | p. 166 |
| Cultural Contingency | p. 168 |
| Global Leadership Competencies | p. 169 |
| Global Leadership: Creating a Positive Future | p. 172 |
| Summary | p. 174 |
| Motivating People From Around the World: Inspiring People to Contribute | p. 184 |
| Hierarchies of Needs | p. 185 |
| Three Motives: Achievement, Power, and Affiliation | p. 186 |
| The Two-Factor Motivation Theory | p. 187 |
| Expectancy Theories | p. 188 |
| Cultural Intelligence | p. 192 |
| Beyond Motivation: Inspiration | p. 192 |
| Summary | p. 199 |
| Multinational Decision Making | p. 207 |
| Problem Recognition | p. 210 |
| Information Search | p. 210 |
| Constructing Alternatives | p. 211 |
| Choice | p. 212 |
| Implementation | p. 214 |
| Ethical Decision Making | p. 214 |
| Summary | p. 219 |
| Negotiating Globally | p. 224 |
| Negotiating Globally | p. 226 |
| Negotiating Successfully: The People, the Situation, and the Process | p. 229 |
| Negotiation Process | p. 236 |
| Negotiation Tactics | p. 246 |
| Negotiating Across Cultures: Ethical Challenges | p. 258 |
| Summary | p. 261 |
| Managing Global Managers | p. 271 |
| Managing Cross-Cultural Transitions: Moving Abroad and Coming Back Home | p. 273 |
| Entering a New Culture | p. 277 |
| Managing Expatriates Effectively, Equitably, and Ethically | p. 282 |
| Coming Home: Re-entering One's Own Culture | p. 284 |
| Professional Re-entry | p. 288 |
| Underutilized Global Managers | p. 296 |
| Coaching Women for Global Managerial Success | p. 297 |
| Summary | p. 304 |
| A Portable Life: The Expatriate Spouse | p. 314 |
| Single-Career Couples: The Traditional Expatriate's Wife | p. 315 |
| Living Globally: Dual-Career Couples | p. 330 |
| Summary | p. 340 |
| Global Careers: Succeeding in the 21st Century | p. 345 |
| What It Takes to Reach the Top | p. 346 |
| Is the Traditional Expatriate Manager Extinct? | p. 348 |
| Today's Global Careers | p. 349 |
| Global Managers and Leaders: No Longer Men Alone | p. 358 |
| Summary | p. 370 |
| Epilogue | p. 381 |
| Index | p. 383 |
| Painting on Book Cover | p. 397 |
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Allison Gundersen is currently conducting research on global leadership, international management, and cross-cultural teams as part of the Department of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.
