International management: culture and beyond

"This welcome new edition of International Management secures the position of this successful text as the most comprehensive introduction to global cross-cultural management available. For the 4th edition the text has been extensively revised and updated with the addition of more student exercises, assignments, and exam questions and new material on the Middle East. There are new Cases and an extra chapter on the impact of new e-technologies." "As in previous editions of this popular text on cross-cultural management, students will find here an invaluable guide to key management theories, linked to practical examples from all round the world. The book's key distinctive feature remains its truly international profile, with current examples from the US, Europe, Asia and new perspectives in this edition from other regions."

"The 4th edition retains the special appendix on how to write a successful dissertation or project which makes this a useful text for both MBA and advanced undergraduate courses."--Jacket.

PREFACE PART ONE Introduction Chapter 1. INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND CULTURE 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Factors that influence decision making 1.3 Using culture 1.4 Cross-cultural and international management 1.5 Implications for the Manager 1.5 Summary 1.7 Exercise Case for PART ONE Chapter 1. Slicing the meat. PART TWO: CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT Chapter 2. ANALYSING CULTURES: MAKING COMPARISONS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Comparative analysis 2.3 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck (1961) 2.4 Hall (1976) 2.5 Hofstede's model 2.6 Applying Hofstede's model 2.7 Implications for the Manager 2.8 Summary 2.9 Exercise Chapter 3 ANALYSING CULTURES: AFTER HOFSTEDE 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Comparative analysis since Hofstede 3.3 Problems in using comparative analysis 3.4 New approaches 3.5 Implications for the Manager 3,6 Summary 3.7 Exercise Chapter 4 MOVEMENT IN THE CULTURE 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Recognizing significant movement in the culture 4.3 Economic change and cultural movement in Japan 4.4 Other factors causing movement 4.5 Implications for the Manager 4.6 Summary 4.7 Exercise Chapter 5. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Defining and analysing organizational cultures 5.3 Organizational culture and…