"Agriculture provides food and nutrition for all people and raw materials for industry. It is the source of employment and livelihoods for the majority of people in developing countries - including much of Sub-Saharan Africa. But agriculture faces sustainability and viability ch…
This book goes beyond descriptions of culture-bound business practices or prescriptions for valuing diversity. Because intercultural dynamics take place in domestic as well as multinational companies, all business professionals must be competent in interpersonal communication. T…
The very best firms today are poietic organizations; that is, they are exceptional at streamlining the processes of ideation, creation, and production. Toward that end, poietic organizations do two things well: (1) they design and develop high power teams, and (2) they create an…
"Shaping Science draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA's robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions appear to involve robotic explorers gathering data autonomously in the far rea…
In Shaping Science, Janet Vertesi draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA's robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions featured robotic explorers on the frontiers of the solar syst…
Examining aspects of the professional lives of culturally diverse technical professionals, teams, departments and companies in the USA and Canada, this title provides suggestions for managers to improve communication and productivity within the workplace. The title provides bac…
This text is for managers who must help people from different parts of the company, different countries and different cultures work together effectively. It includes exercises and strategies that offer new solutions to the challenges of working cross-culturally and cross-functio…
If you lead in organizations that have adopted agile methods, you know it's crucial to create the right environment for your agile teams. Traditional tools such as Gantt charts, detailed plans, and internal KPIs aren't adequate for complex and fast-changing markets, but merely t…
High-Impact Tools for Teams is a simple, powerful visual management tool that helps teams plan collaboratively, describe and negotiate what they hope to achieve together, run effective meetings, boost the contribution of every team member, and deliver great results.
Mobile applications are gaining more and more market share and virtually everyone today has smartphones. This reality is no different in Africa, where the use of mobile payment systems has grown and allowed people without access to bank accounts to use their phones to perform ba…
People working together in teams for a common purpose has been a centerpiece of human social organization since our ancient ancestors first banded together to hunt game, raise families, and defend their communities. But despite the ubiquity throughout human history of teams and …
This two-article, mixed-methods dissertation examines social contextual influences on donor and fundraiser behavior. It presents an extension of the Charitable Triad Model to conceptualize philanthropic behavior as a contextualized act informed by the social context shared among…
This dissertation consists of three chapters demonstrating novel applications of social choice and game theory concepts to Formula 1 racing. Chapter 1 explores the history of the sport, focusing on early connections to national politics in Europe, strategic manipulation of rules…