Managing Across Cultures: The 7 Keys to Doing Business with a Global Mindset

by Solomon, Charlene; Schell, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9780071605854
• ISBN10: 0071605851
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780071605861
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-18
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• More Book Details

Summary

Managing Across Cultures examines seven behaviors common to all cultures and explains how to pinpoint and interpret actions that might initially seem out of step with your way of thinking and operating.

Author Biography

Charlene Marmer Solomon is.Executive Vice President of RW3 LLC, developing online cultural.learning tools and information resources for global. organizations. She has been writing about global business for.20 years.
.Michael S. Schell is CEO and President of.RW3 LLC. He has been a leader in global mobility and intercultural.education for over 30 years.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xv
Introduction
How We Got Here	p. 3
Deal or Debacle-DaimlerChrysler and Lessons from the Big Guys	p. 23
Culture Basics: How Culture and a Global Mindset Work
What Is Culture and What Is Personal Style?	p. 43
The Seven Keys to Managing Across Cultures
Hierarchy and Egalitarianism	p. 71
Group Focus	p. 93
Relationships	p. 111
Communication Styles	p. 137
Time Orientation	p. 163
Change Tolerance	p. 183
Motivation/Work-Life Balance	p. 201
Doing Business with a Global Mindset
Creating a Global Mindset in Business	p. 217
Creating Effective Global Teams and Working with Diverse Colleagues	p. 239
Effective Leadership: Managing Talent Across Cultures-Hiring, Training and Retaining	p. 273
Women Crossing Cultures	p. 297
Creating Cultural Competence: The International Assignee Experience	p. 313
Further Reading and Additional Resources	p. 331
Index	p. 339
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.