Cultural variations and business performance contemporary globalism /
Bryan Christiansen.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 306 pages)
1. The theory of cultural dimensions / Andreas Michael Hartmann -- 2. Follow the experts follow the experts: intercultural competence as knowing-in-practice / Suzanne Gagnon and Pamela Lirio -- 3. Bicultural managers and their role in multinational corporations: an exploratory study in Japan / Kathrin Kiesel and Parissa Haghirian -- 4. Organizational culture and organizational effectiveness in a global context / Andrea Banto -- 5. Cross-border inter-firm networks in contemporary Europe: the effects of structural and cultural embeddedness on firm performance / Ekaterina Turkina -- 6. Understanding the realities of contemporary internationalization of the MNE: regionalization vs. globalization / Omar J. Khan -- 7. Resource based internationalization from small developing countries: towards a phase model of internationalization / Nigel L. Williams, Tom Ridgman, and Y S. Shi -- 8. Internationalization of business in emerging countries and national culture: the Brazilian case / Fabrício Fernando Foganhole dos Santos and Irene Kazumi Miura -- 9. Foreign business environments and entry mode choice: organize activities internal within or external to the firm? / Maud Oortwijn -- 10. China's "Harmonious Society" challenges corporate Japan: towards a dual vision of profitability and social responsibility / Keikoh Ryu -- 11. Globalism, culture, and business environment: a Middle Eastern perspective / Diana Bank and Mohammad Ayub Khan -- 12. Globalism, culture and business environment: a Latin American perspective / Mohammad Ayub Khan and Diana Bank -- 13. Performance management systems in Mexico / Anabella Davila and Marta M. Elvira -- 14. Business performance management from the systemic communicative and linguistic side / Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska -- 15. Strategic entrepreneurship: competitive advantages amidst globalization and technological change / Gang Yang, Hans-Christian Pfohl, and Sasa Saric -- 16. A social capital approach to inter-cultural differences: empirical evidence from a global tour operator / Manuela Presutti and Lucrezia Zambelli -- 17. Cultural models and variations / Yongjiang Shi and Zheng Liu -- 18. The impact of culture on workplace conflict in the Caribbean / Susan Scott -- 19. Immigrant effect in international expansion / Maud Oortwijn -- 20. Human resource management for the 21st century global economy / Julianne Seely.
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"This book offers the latest research in the field of Business Performance Management in the global economic environment of present conditions while looking at business as a whole entity instead of only at the divisional level"--Provided by publisher.
9781466603073 (ebook)
10.4018/978-1-4666-0306-6 doi
International business enterprises--Management--Social aspects Management--Cross-cultural studies
Theory of cultural dimensions. Intercultural competence. Regionalization vs. globalization. Internationalization stages theory. Managing multicultural talent. Strategic entrepreneurship. Foreign business environments and entry mode choice. Cross-border interfirm networks in the wider Europe. Internationalization of business in emerging countries: Brazilian case. Resource based internationalization from small developing countries.