Cross-Cultural Work Groups

by Cherlyn Skromme Granrose; Stuart Oskamp

• ISBN13: 9780761909736
• ISBN10: 0761909737
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-17
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

'The useful models, interesting examples, and intriguing research results in this collection provide excellent material for understanding international or cross-cultural management' - Management LearningCross-cultural work groups are a reality in many contemporary organizations, yet the research into them has been dispersed among a variety of disciplines. Organizations and group members are often surprised or disappointed when multicultural groups fail to function in ways identical to homogeneous groups.This volume pulls together research from a range of these disciplines, and presents the most recent research available on issues such as prejudice, discrimination, ethnocentrism, group-think and intergroup dynamics that operate in and on cross-cultural work groups. In so doing, the contributors address such questions as: How can culture influence the way a group operates? What happens when members of different cultural groups interact in a work group? And what management practices promote effective cross-cultural work groups?

Table of Contents

Cross-Cultural Work Groups

An Overview

PART ONE: CULTURAL GROUP INTERACTIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS - John W Berry

Individual and Group Relations in Plural Societies - Fathali M Moghaddam

Change and Continuity in Organizations

Assessing Intergroup Relations

PART TWO: INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN CROSS-CULTURAL GROUPS - Martha Maznevski and Mark F Peterson

Societal Values, Social Interpretation and Multinational Teams - Sharon C Goto

Majority and Minority Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Interactions - P Christopher Earley and Amy E Randel

Self and Other

`Face' and Work Group Dynamics - Judith Orasanu, Ute Fischer and Jeannie Davison

Cross-Cultural Barriers to Effective Communication

PART THREE: MANAGEMENT OF CROSS-CULTURAL GROUPS - Rosalie L Tung

International and Intranational Diversity - Cherlyn Skromme Granrose

Cross-Cultural Socialization of Asian Employees in US Organizations - Susan E Murphy and Ellen A Ensher

The Effects of Culture on Mentoring Relationships

A Developmental Model - Peter W Dorfman and Jon P Howell

Managerial Leadership in the United States and Mexico

Distant Neighbors or Close Cousins?